Yair Rodriguez walked away with an uneventful TKO win earlier today (Sat., July 16, 2022) at UFC Long Island live on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+ from inside UBS Arena at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, when his main event counterpart Brian Ortega was unable to continue due to an injured shoulder.
Both featherweights came out firing as Ortega opened up a cut under Rodriguez’s right eye in the early going. Rodriguez was there to fire back as he launched a few straight punches that tested the chin of “T-City.” During the first exchange on the ground Rodriguez defended Ortega’s top advancements but threatening with an armbar. As Ortega pulled his arm free his shoulder popped out and the main event ended on the spot.
Check out the full fight video highlights below courtesy of UFC/ESPN/ABC:
@PanteraUFC is fired up for this moment.
— UFC (@ufc) July 16, 2022
[ #UFCLongIsland LIVE on @ABCNetwork ] pic.twitter.com/Mgasv7ejrb
Cool as the other side of the pillow
— UFC (@ufc) July 16, 2022
[ @BrianTCity | #UFCLongIsland LIVE on @ABCNetwork ] pic.twitter.com/fgn9RQLSDb
Incredible show of respect between these two before battle #UFCLongIsland pic.twitter.com/4OR88GGOlG
— UFC (@ufc) July 16, 2022
As anticlimactic as it gets, not the result anybody wanted!
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 16, 2022
@PanteraUFC picks up the victory after Ortega suffers a fight-ending injury late in the first. #UFCLongIsland pic.twitter.com/MaQR5nkdFk
That's the fight game, folks.
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 16, 2022
@PanteraUFC doesn't get the win the way he'd have liked, but comes out victorious tonight! #UFCLongIsland pic.twitter.com/skcvjhSqD9
Would you want to see these two run it back? #UFCLongIsland pic.twitter.com/ilklK8QKin
— UFC (@ufc) July 16, 2022
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