UFC Fight Night takeaways Should Yair Rodriguez get a title shot Is Miesha Tate now a gatekeepe

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An underwhelming UFC Long Island main event has plenty to unpack

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To start with we should give Rodriguez credit for this win as a real one

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There was a pop in Ortega's shoulder that led to the TKO finish

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Rodriguez wasn't trying to pop Ortega's shoulder out with a particular technique as is usual in typical cases

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Ortega injured his shoulder trying to defend Rodriguez's armbar attempt from the bottom position

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He did not slip and fall and he did not step in the wrong direction and injure his ankle and knee

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When he was fighting for position with Rodriguez on the ground he sustained an injury

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