Daniel Rodriguez relieved to snap three-strive towards skid, wants map on UFC’s rumored match in Los Angeles

LAS VEGAS – Daniel Rodriguez entered UFC Fight Night 244 now not under essentially the most attention-grabbing circumstances.

The UFC welterweight outdated skool was as soon as on a 3-strive towards losing creep sooner than his strive towards with Alex Morono this previous Saturday on the UFC Apex. Fortunately for Rodriguez (18-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC), he was as soon as capable of edge out Morono (24-11 MMA, 13-8 UFC) in a stop, split willpower.

“I worked so traumatic for this strive towards and for see you later, you realize,” Rodriguez acknowledged. “It feels gargantuan to be encourage within the resolve on column.”

Some online were split on who had performed ample to warrant getting their hand raised. Rodriguez felt he had a shaky launch up, nevertheless is confident with the3 work he achieve on rounds two and three.

“I score admire this strive towards went a limited bit tougher than I anticipated to, nevertheless hat’s off to him,” Rodriguez acknowledged. “He did a gargantuan job, and he was as soon as searching to knock my head off in that first spherical. I knew he was as soon as going to gasoline out, nevertheless I appropriate stayed smooth and outdated skool my outdated skool abilities.”

Now encourage within the resolve on column, Rodriguez is hoping to strive towards in his map of birth. Nothing has but been made decent by the promotion, nevertheless Rodriguez acknowledged he’s heard that the UFC is planning an match for the “Metropolis of Angels” within the beginning up of 2025.

“I hear that the UFC is coming to Los Angeles in January and me being an L.A. map of birth boy I score admire it’s handiest merely for them to attain me on the cardboard. So please UFC, achieve me on L.A.”

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