Yair Rodriguez documentary 'El Pantera' premieres this week at New York Latino Film Festival

Mexican featherweight Yair Rodriguez is one of the UFC’s most promising young talents, and now there’s a film to tell the story of the 25-year-old striking specialist.

“El Pantera,” directed by The Mash-Up King, premieres this Saturday as an official selection of the New York Latino Film Festival.

What’s it about? Here’s the official synopsis:

“El Pantera” is a documentary film chronicling the rise of Mexican UFC Fighter Yair Rodriguez. The film addresses macro topics such as the immigration, the American Dream and life as professional MMA fighter.

Rodriguez (10-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who had won six in a row, is coming off a TKO loss to Frankie Edgar in May. Rodriguez has since taken time off but hopes to fight before the end of the year.

You can see the trailer for “El Pantera” above.

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