No. 4 ranked featherweight Yair Rodriguez faces No. 2 ranked Brian Ortega in the UFC Long Island main event on Saturday and a title shot could be on the line. With champion Alexander Volkanovski defeating former titleholder Max Holloway for the third time at UFC 276 on July 2, and defeating Ortega in Ortega’s last outing, the top of the 145-pound division is wide open for a new challenger. According to Rodriguez, he was told that if he defeats Ortega that he’ll earn a title shot. “Yes
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Yair Rodriguez was told that he gets a title shot with win over Brian Ortega – MMA Weekly