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UFC Vegas 64 Results: Neil Magny stops Daniel Rodriguez in Round 3 (Video)
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 64 event is co-headlined by a welterweight bout featuring Neil Magny taking on Daniel Rodriguez. Magny (27-9 MMA) will enter the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a submission loss to Shavkat Rakhmonov in his most recent effort at UFC Vegas 57. Prior to that setback, the veteran fighter was coming […]
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Daniel Rodriguez praises Li Jingliang’s punching power following war at UFC 279: “He rocked me almost every time he hit me”
Daniel Rodriguez may have walked away with the split decision in his battle with Li Jingliang at UFC 279, but ‘The Leech’s’ power seemed to leave quite an impression on ‘D-Rod.’ The Chinese fighter caught the American with some big shots and appeared to have the better of the exchanges in their 180lb catchweight battle […]
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Daniel Rodriguez details hectic UFC 279 fight week, uncertain if Kevin Holland fight happens next: “I just said f**k it, I’m going to fight on Saturday”
Daniel Rodriguez says UFC 279 will go down as the most hectic and strange fight week in his career. Rodriguez was supposed to face Kevin Holland at a 180lbs catchweight bout, which is a fight that was years in the making. However, after Khamzat Chimaev missed weight badly, the UFC scrambled to change opponents, and […]
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Li Jingliang extremely frustrated after “robbery” loss to Daniel Rodriguez: “It’s a terrible situation”
UFC welterweight contender Li Jingliang isn’t happy with how his weekend went. ‘The Leech’ was set to face Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 last Saturday. The bout was expected to be the biggest showcase of the Chinese fighter’s career to date. However, after both men made weight for their welterweight fight, everything got turned upside […]
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Li Jingliang issues statement following split decision loss to Daniel Rodriguez at UFC 279
Li Jingliang has issued a statement following his split decision defeat to Daniel Rodriguez at UFC 279 last weekend. As a result of Khamzat Chimaev missing weight on Friday, three fights on the UFC 279 main card were flipped on their head. The line-up wound up looking as follows: Nate Diaz vs Tony Ferguson, Khamzat […]
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Daniel Rodriguez on what’s next after defeating Li Jingliang at UFC 279: “I’ll fight anybody”
Daniel Rodriguez is fresh off a big victory at UFC 279 and he’s looking forward to what’s next. Rodriguez was going to meet Kevin Holland on the main card, but things got shuffled. Rodriguez ended up facing Li Jingliang instead. It was a good night for Rodriguez, who scored a split decision victory over “The […]
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UFC 279 Results: Daniel Rodriguez defeats Li Jingliang
Tonight’s UFC 279 main card features a catchweight contest between Li Jingliang and Daniel Rodriguez. Jingliand (19-7 MMA) most recently competed back at July’s UFC event in New York, where he scored a second round TKO victory over Muslim Salikhov. That win got ‘The Leech’ back into the win column, as he had previously suffered […]
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Daniel Rodriguez prepared to put on “f*cking war” against Kevin Holland: “He’s been talking s*it and it’s time for me to speak with my hands”
UFC welterweight Daniel Rodriguez is excited about his fight against Kevin Holland on Saturday. ‘D-Rod’ has been out of action since his fight with Kevin Lee in August 2021. In that outing, Rodriguez scored the biggest win of his career to date, defeating the former title challenger by decision. The victory moved the 35-year-old to […]
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Daniel Rodriguez excited to face Kevin Holland at UFC 279: “I finally get to shut that motherf****r up”
Daniel Rodriguez is excited to finally fight Kevin Holland. Rodriguez and Holland are set to compete at UFC 279 in a 180lbs catchweight bout. The fight is a long time coming as the two were previously booked to collide in 2020. Unfortunately, Holland suffered an injury and the bout never came to fruition. Since then, […]
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Kevin Holland announces he’s returning at UFC 279 against Daniel Rodriguez
Kevin Holland will be returning at UFC 279 on September 10. UFC president Dana White said he was looking to add some big fights to the pay-per-view card in Las Vegas and he has done just that. After adding Tony Ferguson vs. Li Jingliang at welterweight, Holland took to Instagram on Wednesday to announce he […]
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Daniel Rodriguez calls out Belal Muhammad after breaking into UFC welterweight top-15 rankings
Daniel Rodriguez called out Belal Muhammad after breaking into the UFC welterweight top-15 rankings following his recent win in the Octagon. The fighter affectionately known as “DRod” burst onto the scene last year with a short-notice submission win over Tim Means in February 2020. In the last 18 months, Rodriguez has competed seven times inside […]
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UFC Vegas 35 rankings update: Daniel Rodriguez breaks into the welterweight top-15
The UFC’s official rankings have been updated following this past Saturday’s UFC Vegas 35 event, and Daniel Rodriguez broke into the top-15. Rodriguez defeated Kevin Lee this past weekend at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada in an impressive performance that announced “DRod” as a top contender at 170lbs. Since joining the UFC in […]
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Daniel Rodriguez praised by Dana White for performance against Kevin Lee: “To come in and do what he did against Kevin is very impressive”
Daniel Rodriguez was praised by Dana White for performance against Kevin Lee, who said, “to come in and do what he did…is very impressive.” Rodriguez took the Lee fight on short notice after Sean Brady fell out of the matchup. When Mike Perry turned down Lee, Rodriguez — the man who last defeated “Platinum” — […]
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A dejected Kevin Lee reacts following loss to Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 35
Kevin Lee returned to the Octagon this evening in Las Vegas for a highly anticipated welterweight showdown with Daniel Rodriguez. Lee (18-7 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since suffering a submission loss to newly crowned UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira back in March of 2020. Prior to that setback, the Michigan native had […]
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Pros react after Daniel Rodriguez defeats Kevin Lee at UFC Vegas 35
A highly anticipated welterweight bout featuring Kevin Lee taking on Daniel Rodriguez went down on tonight’s UFC Vegas 35 main card. Lee (18-7 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since suffering a submission loss to newly crowned UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira back in March of 2020. Prior to that setback, the […]
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UFC Vegas 35 Results: Daniel Rodriguez defeats Kevin Lee (Highlights)
A highly anticipated welterweight bout featuring Kevin Lee taking on Daniel Rodriguez goes down on tonight’s UFC Vegas 35 main card. Lee (18-6 MMA) has not competed since suffering a submission loss to newly crowned UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira back in March of 2020. Prior to that setback, the Michigan native was coming off […]
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Kevin Lee gets short-notice replacement opponent for UFC Vegas 35, takes on rising contender Daniel Rodriguez
UFC welterweight Kevin Lee got a short-notice replacement opponent for UFC Vegas 35, as he now takes on rising contender Daniel Rodriguez. Lee was expected to fight top prospect Sean Brady at UFC Vegas 35, which is set to take place on August 28 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unfortunately for fight […]
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Daniel Rodriguez down to fight Robbie Lawler next: “I’ll make him look like Mike Perry”
UFC welterweight Daniel Rodriguez says he is open to fighting former champ Robbie Lawler next, saying he’ll make him look like Mike Perry. Rodriguez is coming off of the biggest win of his UFC career to date, a lopsided unanimous decision win over Perry at last weekend’s UFC Vegas 23 card. In that fight, Rodriguez […]
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Daniel Rodriguez explains Joe Schilling’s request to throw a kick they practiced “on mushrooms” during fight with Mike Perry
Daniel Rodriguez has explained cornerman Joe Schilling’s request to throw a kick that the pair had done when they were “on mushrooms”. Rodriguez returned to action this past weekend and put down a dominant performance against Mike Perry, easily winning via unanimous decision on the scorecards. Many felt as if Perry had a decent chance […]
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Daniel Rodriguez issues statement following lopsided win over Mike Perry at UFC Vegas 23
UFC welterweight Daniel Rodriguez issued a statement following his lopsided win over the durable Mike Perry at UFC Vegas 23. In what was arguably the best performance of his UFC career to date, Rodriguez was able to outstrike Perry for 15 minutes and bloody and batter his face as he took home a clear-cut unanimous […]
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Mike Perry issues statement following loss to Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 23: “I use to be great. I don’t know what happened.”
Welterweight standout Mike Perry has issued a statement following his unanimous decision loss to Daniel Rodriguez at today’s UFC Vegas 23 event. Perry and Rodriguez collided in the opening bout of today’s main card on ABC. Perry (14-8 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since suffering a unanimous decision loss to Tim […]
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Pros react to Daniel Rodriguez defeating Mike Perry at UFC Vegas 23
A welterweight bout between Mike Perry and Daniel Rodriguez kicked off today’s UFC Vegas 23 main card from Las Vegas, Nevada. Perry (14-8 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since suffering a unanimous decision loss to Tim Means back in November of 2020. Prior to that setback, ‘Platinum‘ had earned a unanimous […]
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UFC Vegas 23 Results: Daniel Rodriquez defeats Mike Perry
A welterweight bout between Mike Perry and Daniel Rodriguez kicks off today’s UFC Vegas 23 main card from Las Vegas. Perry (14-7 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a unanimous decision loss to Tim Means in November. Prior to that setback, ‘Platinum‘ was coming off of a decision victory […]