LFA middleweight champion Gregory Rodrigues signs with UFC and debuts on June 5th

G. Rodrigues was LFA middleweight champion last Saturday (22) Photo: Disclosure

Just under a week after winning the LFA middleweight belt (Legacy Fighting Alliance), Gregory Rodrigues became Ultimate's new signing. The Brazilian will replace Maki Pitolo and will measure forces against Dusko Todorovic No. UFC Las Vegas 28 scheduled for June 5th. The information was first released by the website 'Fighter Path'.

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With a record of nine wins and three losses, Gregory is in an excellent phase in his career. The Brazilian has won eight of his last nine fights and crowned his good run by winning the LFA middleweight title. The belt came in a first-round knockout over Josh Fremd in an event that took place last Saturday (22).

Ready for his third fight in Ultimate, Dusko has one win and one loss in the organization. His debut was with a knockout over Dequan Townsend in the second round in October 2020. The Serbian was then stopped by Punhaele Soriano using the same method in January of that year. The fighter has a record with 10 triumphs and just one setback.

The show's main fight will be a duel between heavyweights (up to 120,2kg) Jairzinho Rosenstruik and Augusto Sakai and will be held at UFC Apex in Las Vegas (USA).