Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-02-24, good mma bout: Yair Rodriguez vs Brian Ortega 2 gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Ortega vs Rodriguez 2 is scheduled to take place Saturday, February 24th, at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City (Mexico), in a 3-round featherweight (145 lbs, 66 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Brandon Moreno vs Brandon Royval 2 – UFC Mexico (also known as UFC Fight Night 237 or UFC on ESPN+ 95). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Yair Rodriguez record
The black belt in tae-kwon-do, Tuf Latin America tournament winner and former interim Ufc Fw champion Yair Rodriguez entered this fight with a pro record of 19-4-0 (68% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ilia Topuria).
In his last three fights he has beat Brian Ortega (Brian Ortega vs Yair Rodriguez I) and Josh Emmett (Josh Emmett vs Yair Rodriguez) but then he has lost to Alexander Volkanovski (Alexander Volkanovski vs Yair Rodriguez).
Among the best fights of Rodriguez we suggest two bouts both rated with 4-stars:
- Andre Fili vs Yair Rodriguez of 2016
- Chan Sung Jung vs Yair Rodriguez of 2018 (match also ranked in the top 10 Users’ mma Fights of the Year 2018)
Brian Ortega record
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brian Ortega, has an official mma record of 15-3-0 (67% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since 2022.
In his last three bouts he has defeated Chan Sung Jung (Brian Ortega vs Chan Sung Jung) but then he has lost twice, with Alexander Volkanovski (4-stars match, Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega) and Yair Rodriguez in their first match (Brian Ortega vs Yair Rodriguez I).
Among the best fights of Ortega we suggest the Users’ mma Fights of the Year 2018: Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega.
Ortega’s next fight: Brian Ortega vs Diego Lopes
Fight card
Here is the UFC Mexico full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Brandon Moreno vs Brandon Royval 2
Yair Rodriguez vs Brian Ortega 2
Daniel Zellhuber vs Francisco Prado
Sam Hughes vs Yazmin Jauregui
Manuel Torres vs Chris Duncan
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Raoni Barcelos vs Cristian Quinonez
Jesus Santos Aguilar vs Mateus Mendonca
Edgar Chairez vs Daniel da Silva
Fares Ziam vs Claudio Puelles
Ronaldo Rodriguez vs Denys Bondar
Victor Altamirano vs Felipe dos Santos
Muhammadjon Naimov vs Erik Silva
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Yair Rodriguez vs Brian Ortega 2 as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
Result
Who won Rodriguez vs Ortega 2 fight?
Brian Ortega defeated Yair Rodriguez via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 0:58, round 3.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Mexico post-fight octagon interview of Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega.
