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Danny Segura

UFC on ABC 3 results: Yair Rodriguez wins after Brian Ortega suffers early shoulder injury

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.

The bout was quick, but Rodriguez clearly did the most damage while it lasted.

The Mexican star was tagging Ortega with leg kicks and shots to the head and body. Ortega did press and control Rodriguez for some time against the cage. He shortly after got a takedown. Rodriguez would attempt an armbar and as Ortega slipped out of the submission, he popped his shoulder. Ortega immediately fell back to the canvas in pain, and the fight came to an end.

With this win, Rodriguez is back in the win column after coming off a decision loss to former champion Max Holloway back in November. Rodriguez is 3-1 with one no contest in his past five UFC outings.

Meanwhile, Ortega is now on a two-fight losing streak. This is the first time in his career that he has back-to-back defeats. Ortega entered UFC on ABC 3 on the heels of a decision loss to Alexander Volkanovski in a featherweight title bout last September. This was the first time Ortega suffered a loss outside a championship fight.

Up-to-the-minute UFC on ABC 3 results include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ABC 3.

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