Whether it’s Alex Pereira‘s bow gesture or Conor McGregor‘s billy strut walking style, fighters love to leave a mark that will endure, even when they are no longer present. It is these unique features that create an ever-lasting impression on the fans. Music is one of the mediums where UFC fighters choose to go all creative and out of all those fighters Yair Rodriguez’s music stands out the most.
Yair Rodriguez is all set to face Brian Ortega in a high-stakes rematch in UFC Mexico City. Their initial clash resulted in a knockout victory for ‘El Pantera’ and Rodriguez is looking to maintain that. Rodriguez has been using a single song for his entire life as his walkout song. So what is it? Let us find out.
Which song does Yair Rodriguez walk out to?
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UFC Mexico City would feature Brandon Moreno vs.Brandon Royval as the main event and Yair Rodríguez vs.Brian Ortega as the co-main. Ortega and Rodriguez would be looking to make noise in the featherweight division after Ilia Topuria clinched the title From Alexander Volkanovski. A win might prove to be a perfect opportunity for both fighters toward the featherweight title.
However, let’s shift our focus to Yair Rodriguez, who has a record of 16 wins and 4 losses. For his walkout music, Rodriguez rocked the ͏walkout at ͏UFC 290 with “El Invincible” by Los Rieleros del Norte against Volkanovski. Then, at UFC 242 versus Josh Emmett, he swit͏ched it up to the lively “El Corrido de Chihuahua” by the same artist. Yair sure knows how to bring a distinct vibe to each fight night.
Yair Rodriguez is looking for a win against as this win might put him closer to a fight against Ilia Topuria. Interestingly, ‘El Pantera’ is looking forward to a match against Topuria.
‘El Pantera’s next focus is Ilia Topuria
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The Georgian-Spaniard sensation did the unthinkable when he knocked out Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 to clinch the featherweight title. Right after the match, Topuria took the mic to state that there is no one in the division to challenge him now. “The division really sucks. We need new challengers. We need a couple more fighters in the division,” said Topuria. ‘El Matador’s words seem to have cut deep inside to ‘El Pantera’s heart.
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During the UFC Mexico City’s media day, Yair Rodriguez vowed to defeat Topuria so badly that he would forget about everything. “I would love to f*ck him up. I don’t want to fight him. I want to f*ck him up. There is a f*cking big difference in that. Just to make that clear. And anywhere I see him, I would f*ck him up.F*ck this b**ch. I don’t f**king like him.”
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There seems to be a new bad blood between the Topuria and Rodriguez. Will ‘El Pantera’ ever face ‘El Matador’. Only time will tell. What’s your opinion on this? Tell us in the comments below.
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