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Booked versus Ponzinibbio
Rodriguez will fight Santiago Ponzinibbio at a UFC event on May 3, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Rodriguez, who is 1-3 in his last four fights following a split decision victory over Alex Morono in October, has found his next opponent. The pair were scheduled to fight in September 2023 before Rodriguez was forced to withdraw following a positive drug test. Rodriguez will have the advantage in terms of height and weight, but Ponzinibbio has significantly more fights under his belt despite the two being the same age.
Rodriguez, who is 1-3 in his last four fights following a split decision victory over Alex Morono in October, has found his next opponent. The pair were scheduled to fight in September 2023 before Rodriguez was forced to withdraw following a positive drug test. Rodriguez will have the advantage in terms of height and weight, but Ponzinibbio has significantly more fights under his belt despite the two being the same age.
Snaps three-fight losing streak
Rodriguez defeated Alex Morono via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Entering with three straight defeats on his ledger and certainly fighting for his job, Rodriguez did enough to emerge victorious. He deserves full marks for getting back on track after a lousy opening round. Aided by a tiring Morono, D-Rod upped the volume over the course of the final two minutes and even mixed in a successful takedown for good measure. Rodriguez -- a one-dimensional boxer with zero grappling game -- has a skill set that figures to age poorly, but this win should ensure he gets at least one more fight with the company. Rodriguez will be 38 years of age on New Year's Eve.
Entering with three straight defeats on his ledger and certainly fighting for his job, Rodriguez did enough to emerge victorious. He deserves full marks for getting back on track after a lousy opening round. Aided by a tiring Morono, D-Rod upped the volume over the course of the final two minutes and even mixed in a successful takedown for good measure. Rodriguez -- a one-dimensional boxer with zero grappling game -- has a skill set that figures to age poorly, but this win should ensure he gets at least one more fight with the company. Rodriguez will be 38 years of age on New Year's Eve.
Back to welterweight for Vegas 98
Rodriguez is scheduled to compete against Alex Morono in a welterweight fight at UFC Vegas 98 on Oct. 12, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Rodriguez's last fight was to Kelvin Gastelum at middleweight, continuing the former's losing streak to three. Following the third defeat, Rodriguez will move back to welterweight and fight Morono, who has alternated between winning and losing across his last six bouts.
Rodriguez's last fight was to Kelvin Gastelum at middleweight, continuing the former's losing streak to three. Following the third defeat, Rodriguez will move back to welterweight and fight Morono, who has alternated between winning and losing across his last six bouts.
Suffers third straight defeat
Rodriguez lost to Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
ANALYSIS
Fresh off a six-month suspension for a failed drug test, Rodriguez drops his third straight fight. Of course, he was the victim of some bad luck here. This fight was originally due to be contested at 170 pounds, but Gastelum announced late in the week he would be unable to cut down. Apparently even an 180-pound catchweight was off the table, so it was contested at middleweight. That certainly didn't help Rodriguez, who had to deal with Gastelum trying to drag him to the mat repeatedly over the course of the final ten minutes. Rodriguez is a very good boxer, but he's 37 years old, never throws any kicks and has zero grappling game to speak of. It's a skill set that typically doesn't age well, as we're seeing here. There's no guarantee the UFC will run Rodriguez back out there.
Fresh off a six-month suspension for a failed drug test, Rodriguez drops his third straight fight. Of course, he was the victim of some bad luck here. This fight was originally due to be contested at 170 pounds, but Gastelum announced late in the week he would be unable to cut down. Apparently even an 180-pound catchweight was off the table, so it was contested at middleweight. That certainly didn't help Rodriguez, who had to deal with Gastelum trying to drag him to the mat repeatedly over the course of the final ten minutes. Rodriguez is a very good boxer, but he's 37 years old, never throws any kicks and has zero grappling game to speak of. It's a skill set that typically doesn't age well, as we're seeing here. There's no guarantee the UFC will run Rodriguez back out there.
Bout shifted to middeweight
Rodriguez's scheduled matchup against Kelvin Gastelum on Saturday will now be contested at middleweight, Mike Heck of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
It was reported Thursday morning that Gastelum would be unable to make the 170-pound welterweight limit, and according to Rodriguez's camp, a catchweight fight of 180 pounds wasn't even on the table. Instead, Rodriguez agreed to contest the fight at middleweight in order to save the matchup. Despite what appears to have been a tough camp and weight cut for Gastelum, Rodriguez remains roughly a (+190) betting underdog as of Thursday afternoon.
It was reported Thursday morning that Gastelum would be unable to make the 170-pound welterweight limit, and according to Rodriguez's camp, a catchweight fight of 180 pounds wasn't even on the table. Instead, Rodriguez agreed to contest the fight at middleweight in order to save the matchup. Despite what appears to have been a tough camp and weight cut for Gastelum, Rodriguez remains roughly a (+190) betting underdog as of Thursday afternoon.