Coming off three consecutive victories, Gregory Rodrigues has already arrived in Las Vegas to headline his first UFC card against Jared Cannonier at the UFC Apex.
The Brazilian known as “Robocop” theorized as to why he received such a prominent name despite not being in the UFC’s middleweight rankings.
“I think the UFC likes to recognize hard workers,” he said. “After I accepted a short-notice call to face Leroy Duncan in Manchester, they offered me. I accepted; he didn’t. When the UFC came up with Cannonier, who has already been part of five main events, I couldn’t think of any better recognition for my hard work.”Israel Adesanya
. But I believe he is naturally paying a price for all those wars and of course, he is 40 years old. I’m prepared for a five-round war against the best version of Cannonier, but of course my goal is to knock him out or submit before that.” Rodrigues also talked about the importance of sparring with some of the top talents at welterweight and light heavyweight recently.
“The secret to evolution is to never stay in your comfort zone,” he said. “Last year I trained with Glover and . It was such a great experience for me. In my own academy I have names like ‘Durinho,’ Rakmonov, Imavov.
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