After victory over Mackenzie Dern, Marina Rodriguez moves up to fourth place in the UFC strawweight rankings

M. Rodriguez (left) defeated M. Dern (right) in the UFC Las Vegas 39. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Marina Rodriguez is, in fact, close to a possible fight for the strawweight belt (up to 52,1kg) in Ultimate. With the victory in the unanimous decision of the judges over the compatriot Mackenzie dern No. UFC Las Vegas 39 last Saturday (9), the gaúcha reached fourth position in the category ranking, updated on Tuesday (12). Previously, the athlete occupied sixth place.

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Marina, now, is only after Weili Zhang, Joanna Jedrzejczyk e Carla esparza, in addition to the champion Rose namajunas. In addition, Rodriguez also debuted in the weight-for-pound ranking among all Ultimate competitors. She is in 12th place in the rankings led by Amanda nunes.

Professional since 2015, the gaúcha has a record of 15 positive results, one negative and two draws.

Another Tupiniquim athlete to triumph on the card, Matheus Nicolau also had reasons to celebrate after UFC Vegas 39. The Brazilian overcame Tim Elliott by points and moved up three places in the flyweight division (up to 56,7kg), moving from 11th to eighth place.

Discovered in 'The Ultimate Fighter Brasil 4', the competitor is undefeated since he re-debuted in Ultimate, having beaten Manel kape previously. In his career, there are 17 triumphs, three setbacks and one draw.