“Robocop” will get his first Final Combating Championship (UFC) major occasion.
MMAmania.com confirmed with a number of sources at this time that former Middleweight title challenger and No. 8 ranked Jared Cannonier will collide with surging Brazilian knockout artist Gregory Rodrigues in the primary occasion of UFC Vegas 102 on Sat., Feb. 15, 2025, which is ready to go down within the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Cannonier (17-8) is driving the primary two-fight shedding streak of his Middleweight run. “Killa Gorilla” misplaced a unanimous determination to Caio Borralho in his final outing at UFC Vegas 96, and earlier than that, he was completed by Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Kentucky (watch highlights).
For what it’s price, UFC Vegas 102 shall be Cannonier’s sixth straight major occasion.
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Rodrigues (16-5) will lastly have an opportunity to leap into the Middleweight prime 15 rankings in his first major occasion.
“Robocop” is driving a three-fight successful streak during which he knocked out Denis Tiuliulin (watch it) and Brad Tavares. In his most up-to-date outing, he secured a unanimous determination over Christian Leroy Duncan earlier this 12 months at UFC 304.
Checkout the newest UFC Vegas 101 combat card:
Jared Cannonier vs. Gregory RodriguesRinat Fakhretdinov vs. Gabriel BonfimJulia Avila vs. Jacqueline CavalcantiRodolfo Vieira vs. Jacob MalkounIsmael Bonfim vs. Nazim SadykhovJuliana Miller vs. Carli JudiceJose Delgado vs. Connor MatthewsBilly Goff vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
To checkout UFC’s upcoming schedule of occasions click on right here.
