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.