{"id":276026,"date":"2018-05-10T22:17:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T05:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=276026"},"modified":"2018-05-10T22:39:04","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T05:39:04","slug":"breaking-yair-rodriguez-released-from-the-ufc-dana-white-says-he-can-take-his-act-elsewhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/yair-rodriguez\/breaking-yair-rodriguez-released-from-the-ufc-dana-white-says-he-can-take-his-act-elsewhere\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING | Yair Rodriguez released from the UFC, Dana White says &#8220;he can take his act elsewhere&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surprising news has just come out from the LA Times&#8217; Lance Pugmire that top UFC featherweight prospect, Yair Rodriguez has been cut from the UFC after refusing to fight Zabit Magomedsharipov at the proposed August 4th date for UFC 227 in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/latimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@latimes<\/a> has learned that Yair Rodriguez has been cut from by the UFC for refusing to take the Aug. 4 Staples Center PPV fight against Zabit Magomedsharipov.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lance Pugmire (@pugboxing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pugboxing\/status\/994800998622343171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Told by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danawhite<\/a> that if a fighter like Rodriguez turns down both Ricardo Lamas and Magomedsharipov, in what should have been a compelling battle, after taking a year off, he can take his act elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lance Pugmire (@pugboxing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pugboxing\/status\/994801548726276097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The letter to Rodriguez informing him he&#39;s been cut has been sent out, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/latimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@latimes<\/a> has been told.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lance Pugmire (@pugboxing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pugboxing\/status\/994801873814278145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The @latimes has learned that Yair Rodriguez has been cut from by the UFC for refusing to take the Aug. 4 Staples Center PPV fight against Zabit Magomedsharipov.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Told by @danawhite that if a fighter like Rodriguez turns down both Ricardo Lamas and Magomedsharipov, in what should have been a compelling battle, after taking a year off, he can take his act elsewhere<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The letter to Rodriguez informing him he&#8217;s been cut has been sent out, @latimes has been told.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Just this Tuesday, it was reported that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/yair-rodriguez\/report-dana-white-says-yair-rodriguez-vs-zabit-magomedsharipov-is-a-done-deal-for-ufc-227\/\">Dana White had said that the Rodriguez vs Magomedsharipov fight was a &#8220;done deal&#8221;<\/a>. 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