Verbal agreements are in place for a welterweight matchup between Daniel Rodriguez and Neil Magny at UFC Vegas 62.
A number of folks with data of the promotion’s plans confirmed the matchup for the Oct. 15 occasion at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Bout agreements are anticipated to be signed shortly. MMA Island first reported the pairing.
Rodriguez makes a fast turnaround after outstanding placement on the shuffled UFC 279 card. Initially scheduled to face Kevin Holland on the pay-per-view occasion, he was rebooked in opposition to Li Jingliang when headliner Khamzat Chimaev’s weight miss pressured a last-second shift. Rodriguez made one of the best of the change, outpointing Jingliang in a considerably controversial resolution.
Rodriguez welcomed a rematch with the Chinese language fighter, whom he outweighed by almost 10 kilos, however as a substitute accepted a combat with Magny, one of many 170-pound division’s most sturdy presences. Magny is three months faraway from a loss to red-hot prospect Shavkat Rakhmonov, who submitted him within the first spherical to snap a two-fight profitable streak.
Total, Magny is 19-8 within the octagon and can try to halt the rise of one other contender in Rodriguez, who’s 7-1. UFC Vegas 62 is predicted to be headlined by a flyweight matchup between Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo.
