Yair Rodriguez got what he wanted, just not the way he expected it.
The UFC featherweight contender defeated Brian Ortega in the main event of Saturday’s UFC on ABC 3 after a shoulder injury put an end to the bout in the very first round.
In the official result, Rodriguez (14-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) defeated Ortega (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) by TKO (injury) at the 4:11 mark of Round 1. The featherweight bout was the UFC on ABC 3 main event at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y.
