Twitter reacts to Yair Rodriguez’s interim title win over Josh Emmett at UFC 284

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February 12, 2023 12:05 am ET

Yair Rodriguez has a piece of gold now in his possession after claiming the interim featherweight belt against Josh Emmett in the UFC 284 co-headliner.

With champ Alexander Volkanovski taking a stop at lightweight, Rodriguez (15-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) took advantage of the situation and secured a second-round submission win over Emmett (18-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) in Saturday’s clash at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Rodriguez’s interim title triumph over Emmett at UFC 284.

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Kevin Iole

Emmett hurt by body kick and Yair lands a right behind it

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) February 12, 2023

Luke Thomas

Yair is freezing Emmett with the body kicks and then scoring free punches right afterwards.

— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) February 12, 2023

Mookie Alexander

Emmett’s either going to do something extraordinary with his punching power against a notoriously durable Yair or Yair is just going to combo him into dust. There’s a huge disparity in striking diversity, speed, and athleticism between the two.

And Yair is hurt!

— Mookie Alexander, Unofficially (@mookiealexander) February 12, 2023

Bloody Elbow

10-9 Emmett round 1? He was getting worked for the first 3 minutes, but if one fighter came close to getting finished it was Yair. #UFC284

— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) February 12, 2023

Teddy Atlas

Timing can beat speed, exactly what Emmett did to catch Rodriguez and pull out round possibly. #UFC284

— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) February 12, 2023

Mike Bohn

Yair Rodriguez submits Josh Emmett with a triangle choke to become interim UFC featherweight champion. What a performance for him. #UFC284

— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) February 12, 2023

Daniel Cormier

Yair is eating him alive , he looks amazing tonight #ufc284

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) February 12, 2023

Brett Okamoto

Volk Yair is gonna be f*ing awesomeeee

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) February 12, 2023

Vicente Luque

2 Mexican champions in the UFC now! Viva latino-america #UFC284

— Vicente Luque (@VicenteLuqueMMA) February 12, 2023

Nolan King

Yair Rodriguez submits Josh Emmett with a triangle choke in Round 2. Flashy and effective striking, slick grappling, confidence. Great showing for an interim strap. #UFC284

— Nolan King (@mma_kings) February 12, 2023

Paul Felder

Solid performance. Very calculated

— Paul Felder (@felderpaul) February 12, 2023

John Morgan

What a performance from Yair Rodriguez. Dangerous man, and now an interim champion. Felt a long time coming for this man, and he finally gets it done. #UFC284

— John Morgan (@JohnMorgan_MMA) February 12, 2023

Aljamain Sterling

Wow! Beautiful submission finish! Emmett was bringing heat, but the speed of those kicks man! I was saying it before that JE needed a early KO because the speed and variety will cause trouble. #UFC284

— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) February 12, 2023

Francis Ngannou

Yair Rodriguez is always fun to watch. Big up to Josh!Congrats Champ 🏆

— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) February 12, 2023

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