Cannonier was dropped twice by Rodrigues in round one, before fighting back to almost finish the Brazilian in round three.
Jared Cannonier has said he refuses to be a gatekeeper in the UFC, having seen off 33-year-old Gregory Rodrigues at the age of 40 on Saturday.
You guys kept saying: ‘You’re fighting this up-and-comer,’ ‘You’re fighting a second up-and-comer,’ ‘You’re fighting another up-and-comer.’ Doesn’t that sound like, ‘Hey, you’re a gatekeeper’?.
Cannonier would ultimately seal the win in round four, dropping Rodrigues with a barrage of strikes against the fence.
“Unfortunately, all the people ranked higher than me are either in line to get a title shot, are gonna wait for a title shot, or [they] just beat me.
