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Yair Rodriguez knows Brian Ortega will be a tough out at UFC Long Island on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez and Ortega are set to headline the card<\/a> in a pivotal fight for the featherweight division as the winner could get a title shot<\/a>. Although the Mexican is coming off a loss to Max Holloway last time out, he says that fight taught him a lot including having a good strategy.<\/p>\n

With that, heading into this fight, Rodriguez says he will need to stick to his game plan if he is going to beat Ortega.<\/p>\n

“More than anything, in the strategy, bring a better strategy every time I fight and stick to it. You can have a pretty good strategy, and like Mike Tyson said, you have a strategy until you get punched in the face. It doesn\u2019t really matter,” Rodriguez said to the New York Post<\/a>. “You have to be able to be like water, like Bruce Lee said. Sometimes, I try to take that concept instead. I try to do whatever I feel when I\u2019m fighting, instead of having to do the strategy. But I think for my next fight, especially, it\u2019s going to be important to have a really good strategy and stick to it.”<\/p>\n

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Although Yair Rodriguez says he will need to stick to the game plan he does expect this fight to be a fan-friendly one. He also knows how tough Ortega is given he is Mexican which only adds to his excitement for the fight.<\/p>\n

“I have seen the comments of people. People, of course, are happy because the fight is going on,” Rodriguez said. “But everybody\u2019s like, \u201cNo! Mexico against Mexico.\u201d This or that. Fighting a Mexican for me is just as tough as fighting anyone, but I know what Mexicans are made of, and I\u2019m sure Brian is gonna be a tough one.”<\/p>\n

Do you think Yair Rodriguez will beat Brian Ortega at UFC Long Island?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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