AUSTIN, Texas – Julian Marquez thinks Gregory Rodrigues is underestimating him. Marquez (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) meets Rodrigues (11-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 37 main card opener in a clash between two rising middleweights. It appears Marquez is coming into this bout with a chip on his shoulder, but having finished all his professional MMA fights, he’s looking to surprise Rodrigues with another standout performance. “He’s a heavy hitter and he’s a jiu-jitsu guy and he’s going to come out there and he’s going to try to hit me,” Marquez said at Wednesday’s media day in Austin, Texas. “He’s going to try to punch me. That’s pretty much it
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