A process-oriented approach has brought Gregory Rodrigues to the threshold of contention in the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division.
The former Legacy Fighting Alliance titleholder will take his swings at Jared Cannonier in the UFC Fight Night 251 headliner on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, where a victory would provide him with the breakthrough he has long sought at 185 pounds. Rodrigues enters the Octagon on the strength of a three-fight winning streak. He last saw action on July 27, when he took a three-round unanimous decision from Christian Leroy Duncan at UFC 304.