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.

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 251 odds between Jared Cannonier vs. Gregory Rodrigues, with MMA picks and predictions.

The former middleweight title challenger, ranked No. 7 in the weight class, returned to the Octagon in the main event of UFC Fight Night 251 in Las Vegas, taking on Gregory Rodrigues. Cannonier, 41, was riding back-to-back losses to Nassourdine Imavov and Caio Borralho heading into the card,

Gregory Rodrigues hit a barrier in his assent in the middleweight division Saturday when he was stopped by Jared Cannonier in the UFC Fight Night 251 main event. Rodrigues (16-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) had an opportunity to break through into the next tier against former title challenger Cannonier (18-8 MMA,

Middleweights have dominated the month of February and Saturday at UFC Fight Night 251, former title challenger Jared Cannonier showed he's still a relevant fit among the best. After a rocky start, Cannonier (18-8 MMA,

Jared Cannonier is in a good place – but an uncertain one. At UFC Fight Night 251, Cannonier (18-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) finished Gregory Rodrigues (16-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) with strikes in Round 4 to snap a two-fight skid.