‘How did he come back with his face falling off?’: Pros react to Gregory Rodrigues’ insane cut, comeback win at UFC Vegas 60

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Just when it seemed like Gregory Rodrigues was in serious trouble, the man known as “RoboCop” pulled off a wild second-round stoppage win.

Rodrigues faced knockout artist Chidi Njokuani in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 60. Njokuani began by pounding Rodrigues in the center with a straight knee. This opened up a severe cut that left Rodrigues covered in crimson throughout the entire round. Njokuani suffered a similar injury in round one. Both fighters managed to make it through round two.

From there, Rodrigues got the fight to the mat and opened up with vicious ground-and-pound before referee Mark Smith had seen enough at 1:27 of the second stanza.

With the victory, Rodrigues improved to 4-1 in the UFC and earned his second consecutive finish.

Of course, a performance like that gets the attention of Rodrigues’ fellow fighters. After the chaos of the co-main event at middleweight, here’s their reaction.


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