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Overwhelmed by Jonathan Martinez
Yanez lost to Jonathan Martinez via TKO (leg kicks) at 2:26 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Yanez was in desperate need of a rebound performance on the heels of his lopsided knockout loss to Rob Font this past April, and he did get it. In fact, if anything, this defeat may have been even more concerning than that one. Yanez was dominated by an opponent that did essentially nothing except throw leg kicks. Adrian displayed zero ability to adjust to what was coming his way, and referee Kerry Hatley finally stopped the fight after Martinez's 29th leg kick landed and sent Yanez crashing to the mat. It's seemingly all fallen apart for the soon-to-be 30-year-old Texan in the span of the past few months.
Yanez was in desperate need of a rebound performance on the heels of his lopsided knockout loss to Rob Font this past April, and he did get it. In fact, if anything, this defeat may have been even more concerning than that one. Yanez was dominated by an opponent that did essentially nothing except throw leg kicks. Adrian displayed zero ability to adjust to what was coming his way, and referee Kerry Hatley finally stopped the fight after Martinez's 29th leg kick landed and sent Yanez crashing to the mat. It's seemingly all fallen apart for the soon-to-be 30-year-old Texan in the span of the past few months.
Martinez fight scheduled
Yanez will fight Jonathan Martinez in a bantamweight bout at UFC Vegas 81 on Oct. 14, according to Carlos Contreras Legaspi of ESPN Deportes.
ANALYSIS
Yanez's next fight will be one between two bantamweights currently in the bottom third of the UFC division's top 15. While he tries to redeem himself after Rob Font defeated him in April, Martinez could improve his winning streak that he began during late-2021.
Yanez's next fight will be one between two bantamweights currently in the bottom third of the UFC division's top 15. While he tries to redeem himself after Rob Font defeated him in April, Martinez could improve his winning streak that he began during late-2021.
Overwhelmed by Rob Font
Yanez lost to Rob Font via TKO (punches) at 2:57 of Round 1 at UFC 287 on Saturday in Miami.
ANALYSIS
It was a tale of two fights for a bout which lasted less than three minutes. Entering as a -175 favorite against a much more experienced opponent, Yanez got the better of the action in the early going before Font clipped him with a couple of huge shots which Adrian didn't handle well. A few shots later, referee Keith Peterson was stepping in. Yanez is an excellent boxer with legitimate power and has displayed no history of durability issues in the past, so few could have seen this coming. It's imperative the 29-year-old Texan rebound with a strong performance his next time out.
It was a tale of two fights for a bout which lasted less than three minutes. Entering as a -175 favorite against a much more experienced opponent, Yanez got the better of the action in the early going before Font clipped him with a couple of huge shots which Adrian didn't handle well. A few shots later, referee Keith Peterson was stepping in. Yanez is an excellent boxer with legitimate power and has displayed no history of durability issues in the past, so few could have seen this coming. It's imperative the 29-year-old Texan rebound with a strong performance his next time out.
Fight in the works against Font
Yanez is expected to fight Rob Font in a bantamweight bout at a UFC event on Apr. 8, MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Yanez has won his last five UFC fights in a row, most recently taking down Tony Kelley on Jun. 18, via first-round knockout. The 29-year-old fighter will look to stay on the winning path against an opponent in Font struggling to get back on it.
Yanez has won his last five UFC fights in a row, most recently taking down Tony Kelley on Jun. 18, via first-round knockout. The 29-year-old fighter will look to stay on the winning path against an opponent in Font struggling to get back on it.
Quickly stops heavy opponent
Yanez defeated Tony Kelley via TKO (punches) at 3:49 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Austin, Texas.
ANALYSIS
It will almost certainly go down as the most lucrative evening of Yanez's professional career. Not only will he earn his show and win bonus following a dominant effort, but he will also pick up a portion of Kelley's purse after the latter missed weight on Friday morning. On top of that, he'll earn a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, which was given to every finisher on the evening. Yanez's striking is exceptional. His power is legitimate, and he does an excellent job of picking his spots, even in a fight like this which quickly deteriorated into a wild brawl. Yanez should get talked about more often in terms of the top young fights in the bantamweight division. The 28-year-old is a perfect 5-0 in the UFC, with four of those wins coming via knockout (plus another finish on Dana White's Contender Series to get his shot). Keep an eye on the Texan moving forward.
It will almost certainly go down as the most lucrative evening of Yanez's professional career. Not only will he earn his show and win bonus following a dominant effort, but he will also pick up a portion of Kelley's purse after the latter missed weight on Friday morning. On top of that, he'll earn a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, which was given to every finisher on the evening. Yanez's striking is exceptional. His power is legitimate, and he does an excellent job of picking his spots, even in a fight like this which quickly deteriorated into a wild brawl. Yanez should get talked about more often in terms of the top young fights in the bantamweight division. The 28-year-old is a perfect 5-0 in the UFC, with four of those wins coming via knockout (plus another finish on Dana White's Contender Series to get his shot). Keep an eye on the Texan moving forward.