Adrian Yanez vs. Tony Kelley was one of the more heated bouts at last weekend’s UFC Austin event.

In May Kelley made himself the public enemy no. 1 among all Brazilians in MMA with some less than savory comments spewed in the corner of his girlfriend, Andrea Lee’s, fight with Viviane Araujo. Kelly claimed that Araujo eye-pooked Lee during the fight and tried to encourage him by saying, “That’s what we’re going do, they are dirty f Brazilians. They’re going f ****** Cheat like that .”

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Araujo ended up winning the fight via unanimous decision and the community instantly turned their support toward Yanez who was scheduled to face Kelley down the road. Gilbert Burns (former UFC welterweight champion) publicly declared that he would send Yanez some cash if Kelley was defeated. Well, Yanez made good on the promise, scoring the finish in the opening round in his home state of Texas.

Yanez said that some people were also behind Yanez and were surprisingly close by the product.

“It’s an awesome moment for me,” Yanez told The AllStar. Yanez said, “Man that was quite a bit of emotion. It was raw emotion. I just wanted to puke that man up. I don’t like that guy. I genuinely don’t like that guy, man. He made a bunch of comments about me, which I didn’t like. When I walk through the halls, the UFC staff tells me to get rid of him.

“That was the first guy I’ve had [people] be like, ‘F*** that guy up. Beat the s*** out of him.’ And there’s been so many thank yous after me whooping him that everybody’s like, ‘Thank you, man, f***.’ Those are the nicest people in the world, too, man, so it means a little bit more. It was a little bit more satisfying.”

The win for Yanez earned him a spot at No. 15 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings. A consistently entertaining fighter, Yanez’s current win streak is now one away from 10 as the ascent up the 135-pound ladder truly begins.

However, Kelley and the beef still rage despite them having an octagon moment post-fight. Taking to Instagram in the aftermath, Kelley responded to some comments referencing the fight saying, “he don’t wanna see me again and he knows it.”

While Yanez has his sights set on the title, he also admits that he would be open to running things with Kelley once he earns his fifth consecutive performance bonus from UFC fights.

“Right now he’s trying to talk s*** to me, he’s trying to goad me out into getting a rematch and I just told my managers, bro, if they are about making that rematch, I would 100 percent take it because I don’t mind another bonus at all,” Yanez said. “He’s talking s*** so I’m happy about it, man. Even after the fight, I feel under his skin.

“He was a s***y talker at the ceremonial weight-ins. He talked about s*** right after we got backstage. I made it clear that I would knock him out and then he left. Even during the fight, he was starting to talk s***. Hit him with the check hook, he stopped talking (laughs). He continued talking, even though I had stopped him. Of course, you’re still talking, I took your money, I KO’d you and now you’re a meme (laughs). You’re going to talk, you are pissed .”

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SOCIAL MEDIA BOUILLABAISSE

When in Texas.

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FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kayla Harrison (13-0) vs. Kaitlin Young (12-12-1); 2022 PFL 6, July 1

Jim Miller (34-16) vs. Donald Cerrone (36-16); UFC 276, July 2

Vugar Karamov (16-4) vs. Rikuto Shirakawa (11-8-1); RIZIN 37, July 31

Ulka Sasaki (23-10-2) vs. Yoshiki Nakahara (15-5); RIZIN 37, July 31

Hideki Sekine (12-5) vs. Tsuyoshi Sudario (4-1); RIZIN 37, July 31

Yuki Motoya (30-10) vs. Shinobu Ota (2-1); RIZIN 37, July 31

Naoki Inoue (15-3) vs. Kenta Takizawa (13-8); RIZIN 37, July 31

Irene Aldana (13-6) vs. Macy Chiasson (8-2); UFC 279, Sept. 10

Loma Lookboonmee (6-3) vs. Diana Belbita (14-7); UFC Fight Night, Sept. 17

Melissa Gatto (8-1-2) vs. Gillian Robertson (10-7); UFC Fight Night, Sept. 17

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FINAL THOUGHTS

Can you picture being choked by the ref’s hand? It’s just rude. Enjoy Friday, everyone! Thank you for reading.

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