After missing weight for his UFC Mexico City fight, Ronaldo Rodriguez didn’t get off to the best of starts.
Coming into the UFC Mexico City event on Saturday, Ronaldo Rodriguez was being highlighted as one of the best prospects on the card.
On Friday, a day before his fight against Kevin Borjas, ‘Lazy Boy’ missed weight, weighing in at 127lbs and opting to not cut any more weight, forfeiting 20% of his purse to Borjas.
Despite that, the Mexican prospect remained hopeful that he could pick up his third UFC win in a row, thus climbing ever closer to the flyweight rankings.
Ronaldo Rodriguez breaks silence with a message to his fans
However, the 25-year-old was handed his first loss under the UFC banner, as Borjas sailed to a unanimous decision win, upsetting the home crowd.
One of the most memorable moments from the fight was when Rodriguez was dropped by Borjas but instantly sprung back to his feet in a completely unique way, shocking the commentary team.
Although his fans were upset by his loss, Rodriguez attempted to remain in positive spirits following his loss.
“F—, we lost but put on a show! That is what matters. Laugh you idiots, why you guys acting all depressed? Keep your head up,” Rodriguez said in a post on his Instagram whilst in the car with his team.
Despite still being extremely young in his UFC tenure, Rodriguez has already amassed over 2 million followers on Instagram, making him one of the most followed non-champions in the promotion.
What’s next for Ronaldo Rodriguez following his first UFC loss?
With this being Rodriguez’s first loss in the UFC, it is important that the promotion doesn’t match him up unfavorably next time out.
A potential fight against Spanish flyweight Daniel Barez would be a guaranteed banger for the fans and would give both fighters the chance to return to the win column.
Failing that, an all-Mexican affair between Rodriguez and Victor Altimarano at the UFC’s Noche event in Guadalijara could produce fireworks.
