US EditionYair Rodriguez and Diego Lopes clash at UFC 314 presser as things boil over
- Diego Lopes and Yair Rodriguez, both featherweight fighters, engaged in a shouting match at the UFC 314 press conference in Miami.
- The heated exchange stemmed from accusations surrounding a past incident involving Lopes, Rodriguez, and Marco Beltran back in 2019.
- Security intervened to keep the two fighters separated as they hurled accusations, with Lopes claiming Rodriguez threatened a woman on his team.
- Rodriguez stated, "Don't twist up words," when a reporter asked Lopes about a potential fight at Noche UFC if he won the title.
- This confrontation adds tension to UFC 314, where Lopes faces Alexander Volkanovski and Rodriguez fights Patricio Pitbull on Saturday night.
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Yair Rodriguez, Diego Lopes almost come to blows at UFC 314 presser
Tensions boiled over between Diego Lopes and Yair Rodriguez at Thursday’s UFC 314 pre-fight press conference in Miami, where both featherweight contenders hurled accusations and insults before being separated by security. The confrontation cast a shadow over Saturday’s pay-per-view at the Kaseya Center, where Lopes challenges Alexander Volkanovski for the vacant title and Rodriguez faces Patricio Freire. The UFC 314 press event spiralled into ch…
Diego Lopes and Yair Rodriguez Get Into Heated Argument Before UFC 314
The UFC 314 pre-fight press conference turned into a war of words when Diego Lopes and Yair Rodriguez had a fiery back and forth just days before the event in Miami. Even though they are not scheduled to fight each other at UFC 314, the tension between them was clear on stage. Verbal Fight Over ...
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