Main card openers get heated at press conference

You don’t have to talk Spanish to know there was loads of profanity concerned within the minutes-long verbal change between Ronaldo Rodriguez and Ode Osbourne on the UFC 306 pre-fight press convention.

On a dais full of all 20 fighters scheduled to compete on Saturday’s Noche UFC card at Sphere, the 2 flyweights Rodriguez (16-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Osbourne (12-7 MMA, 4-5 UFC), who open the ESPN+ pay-per-view essential card following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+ had been the pair who had essentially the most warmth between them when the microphones went reside.

UFC translator extraordinaire Fabiano Buskei even considerably struggled to maintain up with Rodriguez’s phrases specifically, as a result of “Lazy Boy” acquired up from his seat and passionately screamed throughout the stage at Osbourne in a prolonged scene.

Osbourne clearly didn’t perceive every part that was being stated, however might scene the depth of his opponent, and repeatedly informed Rodriguez to “convey that very same power” once they step into the octagon to open a monumental essential card for the promotion.

Take a look at the video above to see the complete back-and-forth between Rodriguez and Osbourne from the UFC 306 pre-fight press convention.

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