Gregory Rodrigues Wants Dricus du Plessis or Khamzat Chimaev Next

Gregory Rodrigues Wants Dricus du Plessis or Khamzat Chimaev Next

Gregory Rodrigues beat Anthony Hernandez by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night 285 on Saturday night and now he wants to looking to fight a highly ranked former champion next.

“Dricus du Plessis, where are you, man?” Rodrigues said after beating Hernandez in Sacremento. “I want you. Let’s go. No. 1 contender to fight for the belt. Dricus du Plessis, I want you.”

It’s an ambitious call from ‘Robocop’, who was ranked No.10 heading into this past weekend’s event, to call for the current No.2 contender, but the 34-year-old is currently riding the momentum of a four-fight winning streak and now wants to aim for the top talents in the division.

And that means that not only is DDP in his sights, but also another ex-champ Khamzat Chimaev too, who is the current No.1 cranked contender at 185lbs.

“Why I’m going to look back?” Rodrigues said at the post-fight presser. “I just beat the No. 6 in the rankings, tough guy, and I want to go forward. I think Dricus is a good fight or even Khamzat [Chimaev], I don’t know.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen with the division, but the division is changing and I want my place right there.”

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