Marcelo Rojo is leaving behind the bantamweight division. The Argentine UFC fighter is making a move up to 145 pounds, as he makes a return to the cage this Saturday at UFC on ESPN 42 in Orlando. Rojo (16-8 MMA, 0-2 UFC) takes on UFC debutant Francis Marshall. Rojo said that the decision to switch weight classes was made by his coach James Krause. Rojo didn’t have a history of weight misses at bantamweight, but he said it was always tough to get down to 135 pounds. Krause believes Rojo is better suited at featherweight
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