Max Holloway forced to withdraw from Yair Rodriguez bout which potential that of undisclosed spoil
Outmoded UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is out of his proposed bout with Mexican standout Yair Rodriguez which changed into once residing to headline the UFC’s fight card on July 17 subsequent.
No particulars of the spoil absorb been revealed however news of the bout falling apart changed into once first reported by ESPN Deportes, and there is as of yet no indication if the extent of Holloway’s spoil will require the bout to be postponed or if matchmakers will obtain out about for a up to date opponent for Rodriguez.
Records of the spoil is a blow to the July occasion it changed into once residing to top, with the return of Miesha Tate from a five-year absence against Marion Reneau now residing to assemble be drafted in to main occasion popularity except the UFC can prepare a up to date headline bout within the impending days and weeks.
Holloway’s spoil comes after even handed one of many perfect performances of his career earlier this year when he eased previous Calvin Kattar in January. Ahead of that performance, Holloway had misplaced three of his previous four fights after dropping decisions to Alex Volkanovski (twice) and Dustin Poirier.
Yair Rodriguez, within the meantime, hasn’t fought since an October 2019 have against Jeremy Stephens. He changed into once expected to attain to motion final year however a series of makes an are attempting to e book him against Russian striker Zabit Magomedsharipov got right here unstuck and judging by basically the most modern news it sounds as if we can must wait correct reasonably bit longer for his comeback.