Gregory
Rodrigues
will square off against Jared
Cannonier
in the UFC
Fight Night 251
main event on Feb. 15.

MMA Mania was first to report the middleweight
booking. UFC Fight Night 251 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las
Vegas and also includes a featherweight tilt pitting Edson
Barboza
against Steve
Garcia
.

Rodrigues has been victorious in five of his last six Octagon
appearances dating back to June 2022. Most recently, “Robocop”
defeated Christian
Leroy Duncan
via unanimous decision at UFC 304 on July 27.
Rodrigues is 7-2 in UFC competition with five triumphs coming via
KO or TKO.

A former middleweight title challenger, Cannonier is coming off
back-to-back losses against Nassourdine
Imavov
and Caio
Borralho
in 2024. The 40-year-old known as “Killa Gorilla” owns
notable triumphs over the likes of Sean
Strickland
, Marvin
Vettori
, Derek
Brunson
, Kelvin
Gastelum
, Jack
Hermansson
and Anderson
Silva
during his promotional tenure.

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