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Rodriguez (20-5) is set to fight Uros Medic (13-3) in a welterweight bout at UFC Belgrade on Aug. 1. “D-Rod” recently revealed that he was originally rallying for a booking against Edwards at UFC 329 during International Fight Week. However, Rodriguez believes Edwards was not keen on the matchup. Rodriguez plans to continue the pursuit by calling out “Rocky” if he beats Medic at UFC Belgrade.
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“We wanted the fight; we asked for the fight,” Rodriguez told Home of Fight. “I guess on his end, they were leaning towards another direction. That would’ve been crazy to have fought on the International Fight Week card. But I got a better opportunity. Another tough matchup as well. We’ll see; we’ll definitely be calling him out after.”
While Rodriguez is currently on a three-fight winning streak, he hasn’t fought since July 2025, as he was arrested in Mexico last year. Rodriguez was released this past April after spending eight months in a jail in Tijuana, Mexico, for crossing the border with weed. Meanwhile, Edwards (22-6) is currently on a three-fight slump, starting with his title loss to Belal Muhammad in 2024. The Englishman hasn’t fought since a brutal stoppage loss against Carlos Prates this past November.
👀 D-Rod says he asked for the Leon Edwards fight and was ready to take it on international fight week, yet Leon’s team were ‘leaning towards another direction’
He plans to call Leon out if he beats Uros Medic
“Yeah bro, we wanted the fight, we asked for the fight. I guess on… pic.twitter.com/pZ3lNxtv3X
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) June 29, 2026
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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