Yair Rodriguez informed UFC intends to release him

It seems Yair Rodriguez will no longer be a UFC fighter.The season one winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America has been informed of his release by the UFC for refusing to take a fight for UFC 227 on Aug. 4. The news was first reported by the LA Times early Friday morning; MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani later confirmed the report, and added that the UFC has only informed Rodriguez of his release, but has yet to officially cut him from the roster.Rodriguez was offered two opponents for