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LAS VEGAS—If Marina Rodriguez is being honest, she wasn't terribly excited about accepting a matchup with Amanda Lemos.
After all, Rodriguez currently sits at No. 3 in the UFC's official strawweight rankings, and she appears very much in line for a potential title shot. Meanwhile, Lemos is a little further down the list at No. 7 and has yet to really establish herself as one of the division's elite contenders.
Still, when UFC matchmakers put the offer on the table, Rodriguez said she didn't hesitate.
"To be honest, this fight doesn't make a lot of sense when you look at the UFC rankings, but as a UFC employee, I know that I've got to accept other fights to be able to fight for the title," Rodriguez said in her native Portuguese.
