Former UFC 185-pound title challenger, Jared Cannonier, will defend his spot in the division Top 10 when he collides with bone-crushing Brazilian bruiser, Gregory Rodrigues, in the upcoming UFC Vegas 102 middleweight main event, locked and loaded for this Sat. night (Feb. 15, 2025) on ESPN+ from inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Both fighters made weight at today’s early weigh ins (get full results and video here). After the proceedings, “Killa Gorilla” came face-to-face with “Robocop” to make it official (see the embedded video above). In addition, featherweight co-headliner, Calvin Kattar, locked eyes with red-hot 145-pound rival, Youssef Zalal, ahead of tomorrow night’s showdown.
Nothing left to do now except fight.
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