Former UFC interim featherweight champ Yair Rodriguez’s lengthy hiatus continues after he withdrew from the Noche UFC 4 principal occasion.
Yair Rodriguez hasn’t fought in virtually two years since defeating former Bellator champion Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire at UFC 314. Rodriguez, a former UFC interim featherweight champion, has handled damage points throughout his hiatus, which have postponed his return to the Octagon.
Amidst a crowded UFC featherweight title image, Rodriguez is likely one of the oft-forgotten contenders within the combine. He was briefly linked to a title rematch towards Alexander Volkanovski following UFC 314, earlier than negotiations fizzled out.
Excited struggle followers discovered of Rodriguez’s scheduled return to the Octagon earlier this summer season on the upcoming Noche UFC 4 occasion towards Jean Silva. However weeks earlier than the occasion, Rodriguez has reportedly withdrawn resulting from undisclosed causes.
Yair Rodriguez vs. Jean Silva canceled; Silva set to face DWCS alum at Noche UFC
As first reported by MMA Preventing, Rodriguez and his group knowledgeable the UFC of his intention to withdraw from Noche UFC 4, and he will likely be changed by Dana White’s Contender Collection alum Jose Delgado within the new principal occasion reserving.
Delgado will struggle in his first profession UFC principal occasion reserving after current wins over Austin Bashi, Andre Fili, and Hyder Amil. He’s gained back-to-back fights since a unanimous determination loss to Nathaniel Wooden in October.
Delgado’s current success within the featherweight division catapulted the proficient prospect into the High 15 (#14). In the meantime, Silva returns after defeating Arnold Allen at UFC 324 earlier this yr.
As of this writing, a timeline for Rodriguez’s return to the Octagon stays unsure. Noche UFC 4 consists of the return of Alexa Grasso, Brandon Moreno, and different high Mexican-born abilities.
Noche UFC 4 will happen on the Desert Diamond Enviornment in Glendale, Arizona.
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