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Marina Rodriguez raises hand for title fight after UFC Vegas 26, vows ‘five-round war’ with champ

With Michelle Waterson in the rearview mirror, Marina Rodriguez is game to face Xiaonan Yan or Joanna Jedrzejczyk in her next appearance.

“I would like to fight a couple more times this year, hopefully a top-three opponent next time around,” Rodriguez told reporters after her dominant win over Michelle Waterson in a flyweight headliner at UFC Vegas 26. “Yan is fighting [Carla] Esparza now. If she wins, that could be a very good fight if she’s available. Esparza is someone I’ve fought already, and quite recently, so it’s not a fight I’m not all that excited to do.