LAS VEGAS – Ronaldo Rodriguez will get a primary spot at UFC 306, and he plans on benefiting from it.
Rodriguez (16-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) meets Ode Osbourne (12-7 MMA, 4-5 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 306 most important card opener at Sphere (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+).
Rodriguez was requested his ideas on the primary occasion between bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) and Merab Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC), however “Lazy Boy” is concentrated on creating his personal headlines.
“It’s going to be an important combat. They’re going to face and bang, however I feel I’m going to steal the present,” Rodriguez advised MMA Junkie and different reporters by way of an interpreter at Wednesday’s UFC 306 media day.
His opponent Osbourne had nothing however respect for him when recounting a narrative a couple of sparring session that befell at Xtreme Couture simply three weeks earlier than their combat was introduced. He even referred to as Rodriguez to ask his ideas on them preventing.
Rodriguez took a unique method when addressing his relationship with Osbourne.
“I hope he doesn’t suppose that we’re associates as a result of within the cage I’m going to attempt to rip his head off,” Rodriguez mentioned. “It’s enterprise.”
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