LAS VEGAS – In an unusual turn of events, Gregory Rodrigues accomplished the rare feat of going from LFA title challenger to former champion in less than 24 hours. Less than 24 hours after his knockout of Josh Fremd to earn the vacant middleweight title May 21 at LFA 108 , Rodrigues (9-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) got the call he’s been waiting a lifetime for: Rodrigues will take on Dusko Todorovic (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) this Saturday at UFC Fight Night 189 . “My manager, he called me,” Rodrigues told MMA Junkie at a pre-fight media day held Wednesday. “I was with my friends, celebrating the belt, like I said. My phone started ringing, and then I got the phone and then it saw it was my manager and of course, I’m thinking something happened, you know, and then he said, ‘Hey, how are you feeling?’ And I said, ‘I feel great
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Gregory Rodrigues recounts getting UFC call in the midst of his LFA title celebration – MMA Junkie