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#4 News: Yair Rodriguez admits that he “couldn’t handle the pressure” of being UFC’s next big superstar
In a recent interview with ESPN, Yair Rodriguez opened up on what went wrong in his fight against Frankie Edgar—a bout in which “El Pantera” was dominated and stopped, following which, Edgar progressed closer to the featherweight title whereas Rodriguez hasn’t competed since. He stated—
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“I couldn’t handle the pressure; it exploded; I was being really hard on myself…I was becoming crazy, honestly—it was weird stuff.”
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”I wasn’t listening to my coaches. I was getting mad at training (*ahead of his fight with Edgar*)…I thought I was right about certain stuff, (and) I think during the process of growing and becoming a star, you just stop trusting a lot of people—I started putting myself in a bubble and it really affected me.”
Furthermore, Rodriguez asserted that the people who train with him know he’s no joke. He reiterated that he will most definitely be the best and will prove it to the world.
