Max Holloway is widely believed to be one of the finest strikers in the UFC. Yair Rodriquez, who will fight Holloway tomorrow at UFC Vegas 43.
Rodriguez told The MMA Hour that even if Holloway is the promotion’s best boxer, it’s nothing to bother him. ““He may be [the best boxer], I don’t care.
Yair Rodriguez on On Max Holloway’s Boxing: “I Don’t Care! This Isn’t a Boxing Match”
This isn’t a boxing match – it’s an MMA match. He could be. I can say I’m the best kicker in UFC history, as well, but that doesn’t mean anything. We’re fighting in MMA, not f*cking boxing or taekwondo.”
Rodriguez has already amassed a reputation as a man willing to fight the best opponents he can. He credits this mindset with his success in the sport, and the big step up that facing one of the UFC’s fan favorites represents for his career.
“We already know how to swim, so let’s swim in the deep waters. I’ve been putting myself in bad scenarios, and all I can think about is growth, growth inside myself, outside myself, my body, my mind. I don’t really care about anything. I don’t care about winning this specific fight.
I just want to see what I’m capable of doing after this layoff of two years, because I’ve been training for this fight or any other fight for so long. I want to see how I’ve improved, and what needs to be improved. This is more than anything for myself, for my growth.
Max Holloway is going to be a great teacher. It’s going to be great, because he has all this experience that I’ll be able to absorb that night, and my career is just going to take [off].
It doesn’t matter what happens. I don’t care what happens. I’m just going to go there and give my all, as always. That’s what you guys will see – a true f*cking warrior, two f*cking warriors getting to f*ck each other up, and that’s it.” Rodriguez continued, explaining why exactly he’s so excited to face Max Holloway.
“I’m looking to fight the best guys in the world. Max Holloway is one of the greatest in history. That’s it. I want to prove myself against one of the best, and I don’t say no to a fight, if we have to fight on the street or whatever, we’ll do it.
But talking about sports, this is what’s best for my career, and I will make the best decisions for my career, or what my team thinks is best for me. We think Max Holloway is great, huge step for my career, and that’s all my focus right now. I have no one else in mind.”
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