UFC Fight Night 197 video: Max Holloway, Yair Rodriguez on weight for main event

Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez have made weight for the UFC Fight Night 197 main event.

LAS VEGAS – One of the most anticipated non-pay-per-view main events of the UFC’s 2021 schedule is official between [autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag] and [autotag]Yair Rodriguez[/autotag].

Ahead of Saturday’s featherweight headliner at UFC Fight Night 197, Holloway (22-6 MMA, 18-6 UFC) and Rodriguez (12-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) successfully made weight for the contest, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+.

Both successfully made the contracted weight limit at Friday’s weigh-ins. Holloway tipped the scale at 146 pounds. Rodriguez also hit the mark at 145.5 pounds and was first on the card to weigh in.

The table is now set for their matchup, which is likely to create a No. 1 contender in the division for reigning champion Alexander Volkanovski. Holloway has two debatable decision losses to Volkanovski (23-1 MMA, 10-0 UFC) in their previous fights, while Rodriguez has yet to share the octagon with the champ.

Check out the footage of Holloway and Rodriguez making weight for UFC Fight Night 197 above.

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