Gallery Photos: Best of Yair Rodriguez view 19 images The firing of Yair Rodriguez turned out to be short-lived, so what does that episode tell us about relations between fighters and UFC management when it comes to tricky negotiations? MMAjunkie columnist Ben Fowlkes and retired UFC and WEC fighter Danny Downes discuss in this week’s Trading Shots. * * * * Fowlkes: Remember how Yair Rodriguez got fired from the UFC, Danny? Remember how Dana White said he just had no use for a guy like that? Yeah, well, turns out maybe that’s not true after all. Rodriguez is back in the UFC after a sitdown with matchmaker Sean Shelby.
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