LA Times reporting that Yair Rodriguez has been cut by the UFC

Lance Pugmire on The LA Times reporting moments ago that highly touted prospect Yair Rodriguez (10-2) has been cut by the UFC for refusing to take bouts with Zabit Magomedsharipov and Ricardo Lamas.

Rodriguez lost for the first time inside the UFC in his last outing against Frankie Edgar at UFC 221 back in May 2017.

The @latimes has learned that Yair Rodriguez has been cut from by the UFC for refusing to take the Aug. 4 Staples Center PPV fight against Zabit Magomedsharipov.

— Lance Pugmire (@pugboxing) May 11, 2018

Told by @danawhite that if a fighter like Rodriguez turns down both Ricardo Lamas and Magomedsharipov, in what should have been a compelling battle, after taking a year off, he can take his act elsewhere.

— Lance Pugmire (@pugboxing) May 11, 2018