Sign up for ESPN+ and watch UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett The former Legacy Fighting Alliance titleholder will look to improve to 3-1 in the Ultimate Fighting Championship when he confronts Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Julian Marquez in a UFC on ESPN 37 middleweight showcase this Saturday at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. With Rodrigues’ wife expecting their first child—a daughter they plan to name Serena—in a matter of months, he has his foot on the emotional accelerator.
Thoughts of impending fatherhood provide Gregory Rodrigues with all the inspiration he needs.