UFC Mexico: Yair Rodriguez aiming to use hometown support to catapult into featherweight title contention ...News

The UFC needs a Mexican superstar to capture the attention of the fight-crazy nation and 145-pound star Yair Rodriguez wants to be that man. But to do that, he'll need to finish Jeremy Stephens in Mexico City on Saturday night. For years it was thought that former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was the man to increase the popularity of mixed martial arts in Mexico, a land well known for its boxing heritage. For a while at least, he was.  However, a litany of injuries stifled Velasquez's momentum to the point that his octagon appearances became so seldom that it was nearly impossible for him to remain relevant, particularly wit

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