The UFC Vegas 26 medical suspensions list has been released, and three fighters are facing a long layoff. At UFC Vegas 26, Marina Rodriguez defeated Michelle Waterson in the main event via unanimous decision. Rodriguez’s jaw was visibly swollen l…
The UFC Vegas 26 medical suspensions list has been released, and three fighters are facing a long layoff. At UFC Vegas 26, Marina Rodriguez defeated Michelle Waterson in the main event via unanimous decision. Rodriguez’s jaw was visibly swollen later in the fight, but there was no breakage, and she will be cleared to compete […]
Michelle Waterson has issued a statement following her loss to Marina Rodriguez in the UFC Vegas 26 main event. At UFC Vegas 26, headliners Marina Rodriguez and Michelle Waterson gave fans watching at home a show by leaving it all out there insid…
Michelle Waterson has issued a statement following her loss to Marina Rodriguez in the UFC Vegas 26 main event. At UFC Vegas 26, headliners Marina Rodriguez and Michelle Waterson gave fans watching at home a show by leaving it all out there inside the UFC APEX. For Waterson, things did not go her way, as […]
Marina Rodriguez is only targeting the top contenders in the women’s strawweight division now. Rodriguez earned a unanimous decision win after fighting five rounds with Michelle Waterson in the UFC Vegas 26 headliner last night. As a result, she earned arguably the biggest victory of her career while making it two wins in a row. […]
Marina Rodriguez is only targeting the top contenders in the women’s strawweight division now.
Rodriguez earned a unanimous decision win after fighting five rounds with Michelle Waterson in the UFC Vegas 26 headliner last night.
As a result, she earned arguably the biggest victory of her career while making it two wins in a row. More than anything, she was looking to put on a show and she did just that with her striking display early on.
“One of the big things was trying to control the distance without making it boring,” Rodriguez said at the post-fight press conference (via MMA Junkie). “At the end of the day that’s what we’re here for. We’re not here to put on boring fight, we’re here to entertain the fans as well.
“She did a very good job at avoiding it, so props to her. I came here to get a knockout if there was a chance and she didn’t put the chance out there. I tried to blitz as much as I could, but I couldn’t get the finish. But that’s props to her.”
Although Waterson is not ranked, she is a big name at 115.
And now that she is coming off a win over her as well as a knockout victory over Amanda Ribas, Rodriguez wants a big name in the top 15.
Two names in particular stand out to the Brazilian who is looking to stay active in 2021.
“I would like to fight a couple more times this year,” Rodriguez said. “Hoping a top-three opponent next time around. Yan (Xiaonan) is fighting (Carla) Esparza now. If she wins, that could be a very good fight. Esparza I fought already, and quite recently, so it’s not a fight I’m very excited to do. Maybe one of us gets the belt and we can fight again.
“Joanna (Jedrzejczyk) is a fight that I’ve always been looking forward (to) and I think the fans are, too. If she’s back and considering fighting again, I would be more than willing to fight her.”
The UFC returned to our screens on Saturday night, with the under-the-radar UFC on ESPN 24 card. While the event was battered by last-minute shakeups and fight cancelations, ultimately …
The UFC returned to our screens on Saturday night, with the under-the-radar UFC on ESPN 24 card. While the event was battered by last-minute shakeups and fight cancelations, ultimately …
Marina Rodriguez picked up a huge unanimous decision win to close out UFC Vegas 26 against Michelle Waterson from the organization’s Apex Facility in Las Vegas…
Marina Rodriguez picked up a huge unanimous decision win to close out UFC Vegas 26 against Michelle Waterson from the organization’s Apex Facility in Las Vegas…
Michelle Waterson vs. Marina Rodriguez was a solid fight. The showdown served as the main event of the UFC Vegas 26 event on Saturday night (May 8, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. As seen in the fight, the first round was s…
Michelle Waterson vs. Marina Rodriguez was a solid fight. The showdown served as the main event of the UFC Vegas 26 event on Saturday night (May 8, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. As seen in the fight, the first round was skippable as not a ton of action happened. They […]
Marina Rodriguez is only targeting the top contenders in the women’s strawweight division now. Rodriguez earned a unanimous decision win after fighting five rounds with Michelle Waterson in the UFC Vegas 26 headliner last night. As a result, she earned arguably the biggest victory of her career while making it two wins in a row. […]