MEXICO CITY – The co-main event of UFC Fight Night 237 is official after [autotag]Yair Rodriguez[/autotag] and [autotag]Brian Ortega[/autotag] came in at the limit of their featherweight bout.
Ahead of the UFC’s return to Mexico, which takes place Saturday at Mexico City Arena and streams on ESPN+, both Ortega (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) vs. and Rodriguez (18-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) came in at 146 pounds, making their five-round co-main event bout official.
The two fought back in 2022. The bout ended in a TKO win due to injury for Rodriguez, as Ortega injured his shoulder in a grappling exchange. This is Ortega’s first fight since the injury.
Check out the video from their trips to the scale above.
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