“I never want to feel like I felt last year."
Some might find it odd that Christian Rodriguez has a bad association with his 2023 campaign inside the UFC Octagon, given the fact that the now 26-year-old fighter from Milwaukee posted clear decision wins over fellow prospects Raul Rosas Jr. and Cameron Saaiman to extend his record to 10-1, but it’s not what transpired in the cage that left him feeling shattered.
The morning before each of those contests, Rodriguez stepped on the scale and came in above the bantamweight limit.