{"id":457990,"date":"2022-09-11T14:18:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T21:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=457990"},"modified":"2022-09-11T14:18:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T21:18:23","slug":"daniel-rodriguez-on-whats-next-after-defeating-li-jingliang-at-ufc-279-ill-fight-anybody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/daniel-rodriguez-on-whats-next-after-defeating-li-jingliang-at-ufc-279-ill-fight-anybody\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Rodriguez on what’s next after defeating Li Jingliang at UFC 279: “I’ll fight anybody”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daniel Rodriguez is fresh off a big victory at UFC 279 and he’s looking forward to what’s next.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez was going to meet Kevin Holland<\/a> on the main card, but things got shuffled. Rodriguez ended up facing Li Jingliang<\/a> instead. It was a good night for Rodriguez, who scored a split decision victory over “The Leech.”<\/a><\/p>\n

During the post-fight press conference, Rodriguez said he knew he was in a nail-biter, but he felt confident as the score totals were being read (via MMAJunkie<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a close fight, a really close fight,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cI thought I did more in the later rounds and I picked up the pace a little bit more. And yeah, I did what I had to do to win the fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Rodriguez said he was unsure if Jingliang would take the short-notice fight given the weight disparity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t sure if he was going to take the fight considering that I did weigh in nine pounds heavier than him,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cBut when he did, I was happy that he accepted the fight.<\/em><\/p>\n

As far as what’s next goes, Rodriguez is simply playing it cool until he gets a call from the UFC matchmakers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, I\u2019ve been looking for a fight. It\u2019s been a while. I\u2019m coming off a year layoff and against an opponent like that it was a crazy situation, but like always, I\u2019ll fight anybody. That\u2019s why I stepped up to fight Holland and this guy. It really makes no difference who I fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

With the win over Jingliang, Rodriguez has improved his pro MMA record to 17-2. He is riding a four-fight winning streak and hasn’t suffered a loss since November 21, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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