Why did Yair Rodriguez call UFC legend Michael Bisping ‘b**ch’ after fight?

Yair Rodriguez's fight against Jeremy Stephens resulted in a no contest due to an accidental eye poke by Rodriguez, prompting him to express his frustration towards Bisping.

Yair Rodriguez snapped at Michael Bisping (Image via : MMA Mania/Twitter)

Interim featherweight fighter, Yair Rodriguez‘s bout with Jeremy Stephens had a very unsettling end. The 2022 bout headlined the UFC New Mexico card and left thousands of Mexican fans enraged with the outcome. Along with the fans, Yair was also highly agitated and insulted UFC Hall of Famer, Michael Bisping.

Thousands of Mexican fans were gathered at UFC New Mexico City to witness Yair’s anticipated return to the octagon. He was set to face featherweight fighter, Jeremy Stephens in what fans hoped to be an electric fight. Instead, the fight ended in a no contest when Rodriguez accidentally poked Stephens in the eye. Jeremy Stephens was given a whole 5 minutes to recover but had to call it quits. The anticlimactic ending left the Mexican fans unimpressed and they started pelting beer bottles and popcorn towards the octagon. Michael Bisping, who was commentating for the fight, was hit by Modelo in the face as he tried to defend himself.

Yair Rodriguez was also pretty angry with the outcome and had a hard time cooling down. Michael Bisping, who tried to interview the agitated fighter, caught another stray when Rodriguez accidentally called him a puto. However, Bisping understood Yair’s predicament and tried to calm the Mexican fighter.

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Yair Rodriguez flipping out on Michael Bisping and Bisping just saying “Hey Relax”

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During the post-fight show, Yair Rodriguez was much more relaxed and expressed his disappointment with the fight. He stated that the training camp for the fight was one of his hardest which made the result very upsetting. Both fighters ran the fight again at UFC Boston and this time, Rodriguez won via a unanimous decision.

Yair Rodriguez showcases his customized interim belt

Interim featherweight fighter, Yair Rodriguez fought at UFC 290. Rodriguez put his interim title on the line to fight for a unification bout against featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski. Ahead of the biggest and possibly the toughest fight of his career, El Pantera was surprised with a special gift from UFC president, Dana White.

Yair Rodriguez showcases his custom belt ( Image via MMA Fighting)

White, during his interview with Complex, talked about designing custom belts for the Mexican champions on UFC’s roster. Shortly after that, Rodriguez received a customized UFC belt. The customization was done by Mexican artists Jacobo and Maria and pays homage to Yair’s culture. Yair Rodriguez also brought the customized belt to the press event. He gave a detailed explanation about the belt’s build, and the backstory and showed his gratitude towards the artists and his management.

Unfortunately, Rodriguez came up short against the Australian champion. Rodriguez has an upcoming fight against Brian Ortega at UFC Fight Night in Mexico. He will look to build his way back to a title fight against the new featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria.

Ilia Topuria and Yair Rodriguez beef

Even before defeating Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298, Ilia Topuria had vowed not to give Yair Rodriguez, Max Holloway, and Brian Ortega a chance at his supposed title. Therefore, now that he has won the title, the new champ has doubled down on his earlier stance. As such, Topuria called out Conor McGregor for a showdown in Spain after his knockout victory.

Yair Rodriguez has some words for Ilia Topuria (via Imago/X)

This did not sit well with Rodriguez, who aspired to not only defeat Topuria but also do some significant damage to the Spaniard. Topuria had also insulted Rodriguez by questioning his performance in recent fights, insinuating that he got lucky on some occasions. Especially, his win against the Korean Zombie, where he took a beating the entire fight but pulled out an elbow that caught his opponent in the dying seconds of the last round.