With his popularity skyrocketing, middleweight Gregory Rodriguez is set to return to action at UFC Jacksonville on June 24.
Opposite “RoboCop” Rodriguez (13-5) will be Dennis Tullulin (11-7), the promotion announced via press release on Tuesday.
Super fights He was the first to report the news of the match.
Rodriguez, the former LFA middleweight champion, enters the fight nearly six months after losing by knockout to Bruno Ferreira. That fight in turn came after “Robocop” suffered a nasty cut in his fight with Chidi Njokuani, which had fans praising the Brazilian’s ruthlessness as he tried to hold on to his lunches.
Through six fights in promotion, Rodrigues has a 6-2 record to date.
For his part, Tuululin has gone 1-2 through three fights inside the Octagon so far. He joined the promotion last year, losing in his debut to Aliskhab Khizriev before falling back with his own finisher to Jamie Pickett.
Recently, Tiuliulin was introduced by Jun Yong Park.
UFC Jacksonville takes place on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The following seizures have been reported for the event to date:
- Josh Emmett vs. Elijah Topuria
- Tatsuro Taira vs. Cledson Rodriguez
- Maisie Barber vs. Amanda Ribas
- Jillian Robertson vs. Tabatha Richie
- Matthews Rybicki vs. Louis Radzabov
- Muslim Salikoff vs. Nicholas Dalby
- Gregory Rodriguez vs. Dennis Tullulin
- Austin Lin vs. Justin Tava
- Bonali Soriano vs. Cedric Dumas