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Fades following fast start
Rodrigues lost to Jared Cannonier via TKO (punches) at 0:21 of Round 4 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Entering on a three-fight winning streak and with victories in five of his past six bouts, Rodrigues was competing in his first UFC main event. He got off to a flying start, landing some massive blows and clearly getting the better of the action in Round 1. Then he gassed out. Badly. As Daniel Cormier and Paul Felder correctly pointed out on the broadcast, it's difficult to imagine a guy scheduled to fight five rounds could be exhausted in six or seven minutes, but it happened. Rodrigues got back on track a bit in Round 3, only to get dropped late in the frame with short elbow. He almost certainly would have been finished if there were even five extra seconds on the clock. So, while "Robocop" made it to the end of the stanza, he was put away early in Round 4. Set to turn 33 years of age in a couple days, this felt like a fight Rodrigues had to have if he wanted to truly rise up the rankings at 185 pounds. It wasn't meant to be. On the bright side, the back-and-forth affair would go on to earn both competitors a $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus.
Entering on a three-fight winning streak and with victories in five of his past six bouts, Rodrigues was competing in his first UFC main event. He got off to a flying start, landing some massive blows and clearly getting the better of the action in Round 1. Then he gassed out. Badly. As Daniel Cormier and Paul Felder correctly pointed out on the broadcast, it's difficult to imagine a guy scheduled to fight five rounds could be exhausted in six or seven minutes, but it happened. Rodrigues got back on track a bit in Round 3, only to get dropped late in the frame with short elbow. He almost certainly would have been finished if there were even five extra seconds on the clock. So, while "Robocop" made it to the end of the stanza, he was put away early in Round 4. Set to turn 33 years of age in a couple days, this felt like a fight Rodrigues had to have if he wanted to truly rise up the rankings at 185 pounds. It wasn't meant to be. On the bright side, the back-and-forth affair would go on to earn both competitors a $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus.
Cannonier up next
Rodrigues is scheduled to compete against Jared Cannonier in a middleweight fight at UFC Vegas 102 on Feb. 15, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
2024 was an excellent year for Rodrigues, who went 2-0 by finishing Brad Tavares and outlasting Christian Leroy Duncan. Cannonier is the UFC's No. 8 middleweight, so an impressive win over him can get Rodrigues ranked high at 2025's onset.
2024 was an excellent year for Rodrigues, who went 2-0 by finishing Brad Tavares and outlasting Christian Leroy Duncan. Cannonier is the UFC's No. 8 middleweight, so an impressive win over him can get Rodrigues ranked high at 2025's onset.
Strong run continues
Rodrigues defeated Christian Leroy Duncan via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC 304 on Saturday in Manchester, England.
ANALYSIS
This was a complete effort from Rodrigues, as he dominated Duncan in all aspects of this fight. The Brazilian landed four takedowns, good for a whopping 8:20 worth of control time. Rodrigues also landed the far more damaging blows, to the point that Duncan was forced to try to grapple himself because he was worried about the power coming back his way. It's rarely pretty, but Rodrigues is 5-1 in his past six fights dating back to June 2022. He's due a pretty significant jump up in competition his next time out.
This was a complete effort from Rodrigues, as he dominated Duncan in all aspects of this fight. The Brazilian landed four takedowns, good for a whopping 8:20 worth of control time. Rodrigues also landed the far more damaging blows, to the point that Duncan was forced to try to grapple himself because he was worried about the power coming back his way. It's rarely pretty, but Rodrigues is 5-1 in his past six fights dating back to June 2022. He's due a pretty significant jump up in competition his next time out.
Improves to 4-1 in past five fights
Rodrigues defeated Brad Tavares via TKO (punches) at 0:55 of Round 3 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
This set up as a perfect matchup for Rodrigues on paper and played out that way inside the Octagon. Gregory is primarily a brawler with a highly-questionable chin, but he was facing an opponent in Tavares without a knockout in nearly six years. That meant Rodrigues could continue to push the pace without fear of what was coming back his way. The Brazilian mixed in a pair of takedown attempts before destroying Tavares with repeated, unanswered shots early in Round 3. He absolutely looked the part of a -250 favorite. Rodrigues is going to have his struggles at time due to his durability issues, but he's also capable of dominant performances such as this one. The soon-to-be 32-year-old improves to 4-1 in his past five fights.
This set up as a perfect matchup for Rodrigues on paper and played out that way inside the Octagon. Gregory is primarily a brawler with a highly-questionable chin, but he was facing an opponent in Tavares without a knockout in nearly six years. That meant Rodrigues could continue to push the pace without fear of what was coming back his way. The Brazilian mixed in a pair of takedown attempts before destroying Tavares with repeated, unanswered shots early in Round 3. He absolutely looked the part of a -250 favorite. Rodrigues is going to have his struggles at time due to his durability issues, but he's also capable of dominant performances such as this one. The soon-to-be 32-year-old improves to 4-1 in his past five fights.
Scheduled against Tavares again
Rodrigues will compete against Brad Tavares in a middleweight fight at the UFC's Feb. 10 event, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Back in September 2022, Rodrigues and Tavares were scheduled to fight at the UFC's first pay-per-view of 2023, UFC 283. However, Tavares withdrew for undisclosed reasons, and Rodrigues instead fought Brunno Ferreira and lost. Tavares earned a rematch with Rodrigues by defeating former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman. Rodrigues knocked out Denis Tiuliulin in the first round of their fight at UFC 292.
Back in September 2022, Rodrigues and Tavares were scheduled to fight at the UFC's first pay-per-view of 2023, UFC 283. However, Tavares withdrew for undisclosed reasons, and Rodrigues instead fought Brunno Ferreira and lost. Tavares earned a rematch with Rodrigues by defeating former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman. Rodrigues knocked out Denis Tiuliulin in the first round of their fight at UFC 292.