Marina Rodriguez is hanging up the gloves after her newest loss.
Gillian Robertson will go down as Rodriguez’s last opponent after handing the Brazilian veteran a second-round TKO loss at UFC Des Moines on Saturday.
Watch Robertson’s ruthless ground-and-pound end under.
Each girls got mic time afterwards, with Rodriguez taking the second to announce her retirement after a 25-fight professional profession.
“That is my final struggle as a result of it’s time,” Rodriguez stated. “My coronary heart instructed me, ‘Marina, it’s time to do one thing new for this sport.’ So that is my final struggle and I need to say thanks a lot all MMA followers. You might be wonderful. Thanks UFC for all of the help, thanks boss Dana White. Signing on the Contender Collection was the most effective day of my life.”
Rodriguez, 38, was signed off of the Brazilian model of Dana White’s Contender Collection in August 2018 and rapidly proved to be a power at 115 kilos. She went 3-0-2 earlier than dropping a detailed cut up resolution to Carla Esparza, then gained 4 straight fights over ranked contenders Amanda Ribas, Michelle Waterson-Gomez, Mackenzie Dern, and Yan Xiaonan. Although a title alternative eluded her, she did greater than sufficient to garner consideration for the chance.
Sadly for Rodriguez, Saturday’s loss was her third straight and fifth in her previous six outings. She retires with a professional file of 17-6-2.
As for Robertson (15-8), she scores the largest win of her profession. The Canadian has lengthy been identified for her thrilling finishes, however Rodriguez marks the primary prime 10 opponent that Robertson has overwhelmed. With the TKO win, Robertson is now tied with Amanda Nunes for probably the most finishes by a lady in UFC historical past.
The previous flyweight dominated Rodriguez along with her grappling earlier than battering her with ground-and-pound strikes to earn the end at 2:07 of Spherical 2.
