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Francis Marshall def. Marcelo Rojo at UFC on ESPN 42: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 02:00:19 +0000

Check out the best photos from Francis Marshall ’s second-round knockout win over Marcelo Rojo at UFC on ESPN 42 at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. (Photos by Nathan Ray Seebeck, USA TODAY Sports)

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Marcelo Rojo explains move up to featherweight, says fighting at 135 ‘wasn’t a good time’

BAD MMA News — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 01:07:04 +0000

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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Francis Marshall: Marcelo Rojo fight will be striker vs. grappler classic at UFC on ESPN 42

BAD MMA News — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:49:48 +0000

Francis Marshall is expecting a clash of styles against Marcelo Rojo at UFC on ESPN 42. Marshall (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) meets Rojo (16-9 MMA, 0-2 UFC) at Saturday’s event at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+

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Kyler Phillips def. Marcelo Rojo at UFC 271: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 03:43:34 +0000

Check out the best photos from Kyler Phillips ’ submission win over Marcelo Rojo at UFC 271 at Toyota Center in Houston. (Photos by Troy Taormina, USA TODAY Sports)

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UFC 271 video: Kyler Phillips submits Marcelo Rojo with nasty armbar from triangle position

BAD MMA News — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 02:14:59 +0000

HOUSTON – Kyler Phillips bounced back from defeat in style. The bantamweight put on a dominant showing on the preliminary card of Saturday’s UFC 271 at the Toyota Center. Phillips (10-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) submitted a very tough Marcelo Rojo (16-8 MMA, 0-2 UFC) with an armbar from the triangle choke position in their preliminary contest, which aired on ESPN ahead of the night’s pay-per-view main card

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UFC 271′s Marcelo Rojo optimistic despite three-bout cancellation stretch: ‘The growth was there’

BAD MMA News — Sat, 12 Feb 2022 15:20:13 +0000

Marcelo Rojo is keeping positive ahead of his UFC return. The Argentine fighter finally has a battle on sight, as he’s just hours away from sharing the octagon with Kyler Phillips in a bantamweight contest part of the preliminary card of Saturday’s UFC 271 event at Houston’s Toyota Center. Prior to the booking with Phillips, Rojo (16-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had three consecutive fights canceled, a stretch that expanded for the majority of 2021. Rojo has been unable to follow up on his short-notice UFC debut loss to Charles Jourdain, which took place a division up at featherweight back in March 2021. “Yeah, the truth is that it is (a huge relief),” Rojo told MMA Junkie in Spanish . “It’s like how they say in Mexico, ‘Cowards don’t go to war.’ So those who withdrew from my fights are my rivals

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UFC 271′s Marcelo Rojo optimistic despite three-bout cancellation stretch: ‘The growth was there’

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UFC 271′s Marcelo Rojo inspired by Brandon Moreno’s success: ‘He made us believe’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 18:10:42 +0000

HOUSTON – Brandon Moreno ’s success has given Marcelo Rojo hope. A teammate and main training partner of Moreno’s, Rojo was in “The Assassin Baby’s” corner when he became the first Mexico-born UFC champion last June. Rojo (16-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will look to notch his first octagon win when he meets Kyler Phillips (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 271 main card, a big spot for the 33-year-old. Having gone through a long road to get to the UFC, seeing Moreno fall and rise back up to reach the top has motivated Rojo. “We come up when he won the title because I call it the ‘Brandon Moreno effect,’” Rojo said at Wednesday’s media day. “Because actually he made us believe

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UFC Fight Night 191 weigh-in results: Jonathan Martinez heavy, but remainder of card all fine

BAD MMA News — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 18:12:16 +0000

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 191 fighter weigh-ins, where all but one fighter made weight without issue. The weigh-ins took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Saturday’s card, which airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

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UFC books Jonathan Martinez vs. Marcelo Rojo for Sept. 4 Fight Night

BAD MMA News — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:05:54 +0000

With both men losing their initial opponents, Jonathan Martinez and Marcelo Rojo will now square off against each other. Martinez (13-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) takes on Rojo (16-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on Sept. 4 at UFC Fight Night 191, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. A person with knowledge of the matchup confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. ESPN Deportes was first to report the booking.