Gregory Rodrigues hopes Dricus du Plessis was paying shut consideration to the UFC Sacramento essential occasion.
Rodrigues entered Golden 1 Heart in Sacramento for his headliner towards Anthony Hernandez this previous Saturday. It was no straightforward job for Rodrigues, who was competing in hostile territory towards a high 10-ranked opponent. Hernandez was additionally hoping to bounce again after being stopped by present UFC Middleweight Champion Sean Strickland again in February.
Rodrigues and Hernandez displayed some fireworks of their conflict, and the bout went the space. “Robocop” was in a position to outlast “Fluffy” simply sufficient to earn the unanimous choice victory. One decide even gave Rodrigues a 49-46 rating whole, whereas the others noticed it 48-47.
Throughout his post-fight interview with UFC Corridor of Famer Michael Bisping, Rodriguez set his sights on a former middleweight titleholder (through MMAJunkie).
“Dricus Du Plessis, the place are you?” Rodrigues stated. “I would like you. Let’s go. No. 1 contender to battle for the belt.”
In a while, Rodrigues spoke to reporters through the UFC Sacramento post-fight press convention. The Brazilian bruiser stated he’ll quickly discover out if his managers and the UFC brass can pull off an enormous battle with “Stillknocks.”
“Dricus Du Plessis, that battle makes a number of sense for my subsequent battle,” Rodrigues stated. “I’ll discuss to managers and the UFC and see what can occur.”
In his most up-to-date outing, du Plessis defeated former welterweight titleholder Kamaru Usman through unanimous choice. Many really feel it was Usman’s most decisive loss by way of being outmatched over the course of 5 rounds. It was additionally a much-needed exhibiting from du Plessis, who rebounded after a one-sided loss to Khamzat Chimaev, which ended his UFC middleweight title reign.
Together with his victory over Hernandez, Rodrigues is transferring nearer to a high 5 spot. He may take Hernandez’s No. 7 rating in Monday’s replace. For the time being, du Plessis sits at No. 2.
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