Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-23, some good exchanges with a spectacular finish: Andre Fili vs Yair Rodriguez is one of the best mma fights of 2016 and it gets four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).Andre Fili entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-3-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.42 featherweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Godofredo Pepey Castro (=Fili vs Pepey) and winning over Gabriel Benitez.
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Yair Rodriguez, has a record of 6-1-0 (33% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.62 in the same weight class. ‘Pantera’ Rodriguez suffered his only defeats when he faced Luis Roberto Herrera in 2012, after this bout he has won four consecutive fights beating Dan Hooker in his last one. Fili vs Rodriguez is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Ovince St Preux – UFC 197. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux
Date: 2016-04-23
Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Division: featherweight (145 lbs, 66 kg)
UFC 197 fight card (main card):
Jon Jones vs Ovince St Preux
Demetrious Johnson vs Henry Cejudo
Anthony Pettis vs Edson Barboza
Robert Whittaker vs Rafael Natal
Andre Fili vs Yair Rodriguez
Rodriguez’s next fight: Yair Rodriguez vs Alex Caceres
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