{"id":326239,"date":"2019-09-25T08:39:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T15:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=326239"},"modified":"2019-09-25T08:39:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T15:39:27","slug":"yair-rodriguez-accuses-jeremy-stephens-of-quitting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/yair-rodriguez-accuses-jeremy-stephens-of-quitting\/","title":{"rendered":"Yair Rodriguez accuses Jeremy Stephens of &#8216;quitting&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens fought to a No Contest in the main event of this past weekend&#8217;s UFC Mexico City event. Rodriguez accidentally poked Stephens in the eye and after Stephens couldn&#8217;t open it, the doctor had to step in and stop the fight just 15 seconds in. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-mexico-results-yair-rodriguez-vs-jeremy-stephens-ends-in-a-no-contest\/\">Fans responded by throwing garbage into the center of the Octagon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although Rodriguez <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/yair-rodriguez-says-he-gives-jeremy-stephens-the-benefit-of-the-doubt-for-eye-poke\/\">told the media<\/a> after the fight that he believed Stephens should be given the benefit of the doubt for not continuing, it seems as though Rodriguez has changed his tune.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pantera&#8221; recently wrote on his Instagram that be believes Stephens quit in the fight. Here&#8217;s what he said. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/GabiCule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">h\/t r\/u\/GabiCule<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.redd.it\/ucgtkld37mo31.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;How about me not fighting for no reason but quitting like him??? F*ck you and your opinion! Watch the reply again&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s surprising to hear Rodriguez go after Stephens for the eye poke when he was the one who poked Stephens in the eye. Rodriguez has always come across as a very respectful opponent to his fellow fighters, but he has been criticized for being a poor sport in the aftermath of this match against Stephens. Video footage was released of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-jeremy-stephens-and-yair-rodriguez-nearly-brawl-at-hotel-use-anti-gay-slurs\/\">a backstage confrontation between both the fighters where each said some nasty words to each other<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both men may soon get a chance to settle the score for good. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jeremy-stephens-to-yair-rodriguez-lets-run-it-back-motherfcker\/\">Stephens has said he wants to run the fight back with Rodriguez<\/a>, and now it&#8217;s up to the UFC to go ahead and book the rematch. It obviously won&#8217;t be taking place in Rodriguez&#8217; home country of Mexico, and he will likely have to travel to the United States and fight in Stephens&#8217; backyard. UFC Boston, UFC 244 and UFC 245 are also some of the possible cards this fight could be shifted to.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Yair Rodriguez is right and that Jeremy Stephens quit at UFC Mexico City?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 9\/25\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens fought to a No Contest in the main event of this past weekend&#8217;s UFC Mexico City event. Rodriguez accidentally poked Stephens in the eye and after Stephens couldn&#8217;t open it, the doctor had to step in and stop the fight just 15 seconds in. 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