WHITEMAN, Australia – Kleydson Rodrigues’s first UFC win was impressive, but it did come with some baggage.
The Brazilian flyweight prospect put away Shannon Ross in just 59 seconds on the preliminary card of UFC 284. Rodrigues (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) hurt Ross (13-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC) to the body and then swarmed him with punches to get the TKO win. Although it was a great finish, Rodrigues did miss weight for the bout, coming in a pound over the non-title fight flyweight limit on Friday morning.
“I believe it was due to the very long trip,” Rodrigues told MMA Junkie regarding his weight miss through an interpreter. “I want to apologize about that. I never miss weight. I’m a guy who’s always on weight. That’s the first battle before fighting.
