Gregory Rodrigues believes his weight cut played a factor in his UFC Fight Night 251 loss. This past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Rodrigues (16-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) was finished by Jared Cannonier (18-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) in Round 4 of their main event. Rodrigues dropped Cannonier twice in Round 1, but appeared to fatigue as the rounds went on.

Gregory Rodrigues was the odds on favorite heading into his first main event at UFC Vegas 102 last weekend against No. 7 ranked Jared Cannonier. He dropped Cannonier twice in the opening round but was finished early in the fourth frame.

Gregory Rodrigues was stopped by veteran Jared Cannonier in his first UFC main event this past Saturday in Las Vegas, and it turns out that his post-weigh cut recovery wasn’t ideal. “Robocop” had a great opening round at UFC Vegas 102,