Despite missing weight by a wide margin for what was supposed to be his light-heavyweight debut, former UFC heavyweight champ Ricco Rodriguez easily outpointed M-1 and Bellator vet Daniel Tabera in the headliner of today’s “Israel FC: Genesis.”
The upstart organization’s debut event took place at Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel, and aired via online pay-per-view.
Rodriguez weighed 215 pounds for the 205-pound fight. But after Tabera agreed to his opponent’s fine and a 215-pound catchweight bout, Rodriguez scored takedowns with ease and ground-and-pounded his way to a lopsided decision win.