Gregory Rodrigues

Gregory 'Robocop' Rodrigues is a powerful, well-rounded Brazilian middleweight surging toward contention. He pairs a strong grappling base with increasingly heavy hands, making him a genuine finishing threat both on the feet and on the mat - a tough matchup for anyone in a deep division.

After some early back-and-forth in the UFC, Rodrigues found his groove and put together an impressive run, beating ranked and durable veterans like Jack Hermansson, Roman Kopylov, and Brad Tavares. A loss to top contender Jared Cannonier measured the gap to the elite, but his overall trajectory has been firmly upward.

For new fans, Rodrigues is a fun fighter to track: aggressive, powerful, and dangerous everywhere, he's the kind of climbing contender who could break into the top of the middleweight division. Watch him for the violence and the very real chance you're catching a future title challenger on the way up.