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Photos reveal major swelling on Yair Rodriguez's injured foot

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

Yair Rodriguez improved his UFC record to 3-0 last Saturday night, but it was not without incident.

The featherweight prospect severely injured his right foot during the first round of his unanimous decision win against Daniel Hooker at UFC 192, and five days later his head coach Izzy Martinez provided MMAFighting.com with the following photos of Rodriguez's injured foot:

According to Martinez, it's unclear at this time just how severe the injury is. Rodriguez's doctors want to wait for the swelling to go down to fully diagnose the injury and determine the next best course of action for the young Mexican fighter.

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