Daniel Rodriguez’s first bout out of jail wasn’t what he envisioned, however he’s nonetheless holding his head up excessive.
Rodriguez stepped contained in the Octagon for the primary time in a yr to face the surging Uros Medic in enemy territory. The welterweight conflict headlined UFC Belgrade. The percentages have been stacked in opposition to “D-Rod,” and he was in the end stopped in simply 30 seconds through TKO.
In a submit on his Instagram Tales, Rodriguez talked about his defeat in opposition to Medic. Whereas “D-Rod” believes he was attempting to struggle an uphill battle, he gained’t be dwelling on the loss for lengthy.
“[Expletive], I loaded up on the jab and he beat me to the punch,” Rodriguez wrote. “[Expletive] occurs I assume. No matter what simply occurred, I nonetheless can say I’m happy with myself for overcoming all that I’ve this previous yr. I used to be means off form after I bought out of jail. We knew the danger popping out right here and preventing this dude in his hometown and nonetheless took it. I’m gonna be in means higher form subsequent time. [Expletive] hurts my coronary heart dropping. I’ll be higher subsequent time.”
Rodriguez was arrested and despatched to jail in Mexico again in 2025 for marijuana possession. “D-Rod” was launched again in April. Previous to his jail stint, Rodriguez was using a three-fight profitable streak with victories over Alex Morono, Santiago Ponzinibbio, and Kevin Holland.
Oddsmakers had Medic as a large betting favourite going into the bout, they usually have been confirmed to be right. “The Physician” has now prolonged his profitable streak to 4 and has hasn’t been crushed since early 2025. He shall be getting a lift within the Meta UFC rankings, as Rodriguez was simply forward of him previous to their bout on Saturday.
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