Julian Erosa questions Christian Rodriguez’s run forward of UFC Denver

Julian Erosa will not be fairly offered his upcoming opponent’s present run, regardless of the outcomes being there.

Erosa (29-11 MMA, 7-7 UFC) takes on Christian Rodriguez in a featherweight bout at a UFC on ESPN 59, which takes place July 13 in Denver (ESPN, ESPN+). Rodriguez (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is on a four-fight successful streak getting into the occasion, however Erosa thinks a few of these wins ought to at the least put into query.

Erosa, 34, noticed Rodriguez, 26, lose towards Isaac Dulgarian again in March, and thinks he was wrongfully awarded the win by the judges.

“His final battle towards Dulgarian, I don’t know the way he received that battle,” Erosa instructed MMA Junkie Radio. “I believe Dulgarian may’ve 10-8 rounded him within the first spherical. Within the second spherical, for certain Dulgarian received – doing homework on his fights – however on the very least, it ought to’ve been a draw as a result of the third was all ‘C-Rod.’

“In order that was a bit iffy of a call. I don’t know the way he received that call, however there goes the saying that you simply by no means wish to depart it as much as the judges – particularly a few of these guys. I believe it’s Dave Tirelli. Man, that man simply makes such dangerous selections.”

That cut up choice win towards Dulgarian will not be the one factor Erosa places into query. He additionally thinks Rodriguez had an unfair benefit in two of his current fights, the place he missed weight and went on to defeat his opponent.

“Two of his huge wins within the UFC for bantamweight he missed weight, so there’s an asterisk by these fights,” Erosa stated. “Even the Contender (Collection) battle, he missed weight and that’s why they didn’t signal him. So although he’s acquired an honest win and first rate streak within the UFC, two of these bantamweight fights he missed weight and at bantamweight, whenever you’re lacking by 4 or 5 kilos – which is what he did – that’s an enormous benefit.

“4 or 5 kilos the day of weigh-ins can equal as much as 10 kilos the following day, which is a special weight class. I believe in transitioning to featherweight, I don’t know if he did it on his personal accord or if the UFC was like, ‘Hey, man. That is too many occasions. You’re going to have to maneuver to featherweight.’ It will likely be fascinating to see the way it performs out in that sense. I’m not attempting to discredit what he’s performed to this point, however if you happen to’re a fighter, at the least two kilos missed the day of weigh-ins can equate to 3 or 4 occasions the day of the battle.”

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