Gregory
Rodrigues claims his experience and patience helped him avoid a
collapse against Anthony
Hernandez.

“Robocop” earned a hard-fought unanimous decision win over
Hernandez in their recent
Ultimate Fighting Championship main event, surviving his
opponent’s constant pressure to secure the victory. Rodrigues
explained his approach during a post-fight interview after
UFC Sacramento, detailing the mental hurdles he had to overcome
in the bout.

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Rodrigues says patience and experience kept him composed in the
UFC Sacramento main event

Rodrigues admitted that he has faded and fatigued in earlier bouts
in the UFC. While he was doing significant damage with calf kicks
against Hernandez, the latter’s relentless wrestling never ceased,
despite fighting out of southpaw for the majority of the later
rounds. Rodrigues claims he wasn’t discouraged by Hernandez’s
durability.

“I started calf kicks. I couldn’t finish. He came back,” Rodrigues
said. “He hit me really good, but I put my mind on the place and I
said, ‘OK, OK, I went in this position before.”

Rodrigues was determined not to let frustration dictate his
performance and emphasized pacing himself for five rounds.

“I have to go back and then, you know, like organize my thoughts
and keep going forward,” Rodrigues added. “The fight is not over
yet. I have three more rounds to put my pace in and then to find a
different way to win. I just keep my patience, man… And I said,
‘OK, no problem. We have more time. We have more rounds to fight.’
So, I just calm down, calm down.”

The bout earned both men Fight of the Night honors, with Rodrigues
extending his win streak to four straight. He called out former
champ Dricus Du
Plessis in his post-fight interview.

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