Interim UFC Featherweight Champion Yair Rodriguez believes he’s “more unpredictable” than anyone who’s fought champ Aleksandr Volkanovski before UFC 290.
This Saturday at UFC 290, Rodriguez Volkanovski faces a unification bout for the title at 145 pounds. As for Rodriguez, he enters this fight after defeating the very strong Josh Emmett, a victory that showed just how special he is as a fighter in this weight class. While Volkanovski is a perfect 12-0 as a UFC featherweight, Rodriguez believes he has the skills to give the champ problems in this fight, mainly because his style is “unpredictable.”
Talking to MMAjunkie.com In a recent interview, Rodriguez explained the reason for his tough rivalry with Volkanovski.
“I don’t know if I’m the most dangerous or not, but I think I’m the competitor who can change tactics, the competitor who is more unpredictable than the rest, the competitor who will be the most difficult to compete with,” Rodriguez said. “I am that competitor. He wouldn’t know if I was going to come out Southern or Orthodox, if I was going to throw a submission, if I was going to wrestle. unknown. Oftentimes, these patterns are set in specific ways, you already know what’s coming. I have the ability to change my fighting style to my advantage depending on my opponent. I think this is what will be difficult for Alexander Volkanovsky on this occasion.
Rodriguez is 10-2, 1 NC overall in the UFC, while Volkanovski is 12-1, so on paper, this should be a massive fight between two of the best featherweights in the world. Odds makers have Volkanowski as a big unification favorite, but Rodriguez is clearly not lacking in confidence on his way into this matchup.
Do you think Yair Rodriguez will be able to pull off the upset over Aleksandr Volkanovski at UFC 290?
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