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Remember The Name: Yair Rodriguez /
Winner of season one of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America, Mexico’s Yair Rodriguez remains a dynamic and exciting fighter in the 145-pound weight class, where he has scored wins over Dan Hooker, Andre Fili, Alex Caceres, BJ Penn, Chan Sung Jung and Jeremy Stephens, with his only loss coming at the hands of Frankie Edgar in 2017. Did I mention he’s picked up seven post-fight bonuses along the way? About the only thing holding Rodriguez back from a higher spot here is inactivity, as he’s been on the sidelines since his 2019 win over Stephens.
Bellator releases several notable fighters, including Roger Huerta
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) isn’t the only mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion making cuts to its roster Bellator MMA has also recently parted ways with several fighters.
Among them is Roger Huerta, the former
Sports Illustrated cover boy who suffered a third round technical knockout loss to Christopher Gonzalez at Bellator 255 earlier this month. The loss was “El Matador’s” fourth in a row, bringing his record to 1-6 with the Viacom-owned promotion. Related
In addition, long-time Featherweight Brandon Girtz is no longer with the company after an eight-year stint that saw him go 8-8. He was 2-6 in his last eight fights and is currently on a two-fight losing streak. He was last seen losing to Henry Corrales via split decision at Bellator 250 in Oct. 2020.
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Bellator 255 results and highlights: Patricio Pitbull puts Sanchez to sleep, AJ McKee showdown next
Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire is still the Bellator champ-champ and he’s got a $1 million matchup with AJ McKee next.
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Emmanuel Sanchez gave Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire a difficult fight when they first met for the Bellator featherweight belt in 2018. In the rematch, Sanchez didn’t even get out of the opening round.
The Bellator 255 main event saw Pitbull hurt Sanchez with his fearsome left hook then latch on a tight guillotine choke that had Sanchez out cold. It took the ref a bit too long to figure out that Patricio was telling the truth and that Emmanuel was put to sleep. Freire continues his reign as Bellator’s two-division champion and he’s further enhanced his legacy as Bellator’s greatest ever fighter, as well as one of the top fighters in the world today.