Gregory Rodriguez is in sensational form for the biggest fight of his UFC career.
The 32-year-old smashed his way into middleweight competition with three straight octagon victories.
On Saturday night, he gets the opportunity to play former UFC title challenger Jared Cannonier.
“The Killa Gorilla” wants one last run at UFC Gold before retiring, but Gregory Rodrigues is the best form of his life and the biggest since Turning Pro in 2014 Looks like he’s ready to record a victory.
Gregory Rodriguez was jacked by UFC Vegas 102
Rodriguez recently took part in a photo shoot to promote Dana White’s latest card at the Apex.
The Brazilian showed off his impressive physique when he posed topless in UFC Fight Gear.
It didn’t take long for his jacked body image to start being handed over on social media.
Countless fans left a comment after being blown away by the form he was in for a fight with Canonier.
“My God Gregory,” one fan wrote. Another said, “He reminds me of Robocop.”
The third fan commented on “Beast.”
“I need to ride his food and supplies,” someone else marveled.
The fifth fan tweeted “Absolute Unit.”
“Gregory will go home with his head on Saturday,” the person predicted.
Medium title shot of Gregory Rodriguez’s eyes
Rodriguez was watching from his home last weekend as he defended the 185-pound belt at UFC 312.
The middleweight champion won to set up a potential conflict with Kamza Chimeh, down to Shaun Strickland’s nose-slanted point.
Rodriguez knows he still has the work to do to win the title shot, even if he beat Canonier this weekend.
Still, he is optimistic that he can continue his victory and become a real middleweight contender in the not too distant future.
“I’ll take down Jared Cannonier and then I’m not going to wait that long to fight again,” Rodrigues told ufc.com.
“I’m excited because I see these changes and move with them. So it’s going to be a great time for the middleweight division, so many good, new stars will be He approaches me and I will be one of them.”
He added:
“So I need to work. The perfect job I was doing, and my time will come.”
