Rodriguez not interested in interim title fight

Top Mexican UFC Featherweight Yair Rodriguez stated that his plans are not to fight for the temporary belt with Josh Emett. Earlier, the head of the UFC, Dana White, announced the desire to organize such a fight.

“Now I have plans to fight with Alex Volkanovski. I will wait for him even if he decides to move up to lightweight. I hope he wins the title in this division. When we meet with him, defeating him will be a great achievement for me.

Why should I fight for a temporary title when the road to a full-fledged one is open in front of me? This makes no sense. I will not fight Emmett, I will fight Volkanovski, ”Rodriguez quotes MMA Fighting.

Recall that on July 16 at the UFC on ABC 3 tournament, Rodriguez defeated American Brian Ortega ahead of schedule due to an injury to the latter.