Isaac Dulgarian questions opponent’s competition

LAS VEGAS – Isaac Dulgarian plans to indicate Christian Rodriguez that featherweight is a unique world at UFC Fight Night 239.

Rodriguez (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), who has been trying to battle at bantamweight throughout his UFC tenure so far with multiple failures making weight, will come as much as 145 kilos for Saturday’s bout with Dulgarian (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) on the UFC Apex (ESPN+).

Dulgarian thinks it’s going to be a shock in physicality for Rodriguez, and that’s going to be a key deciding issue of their bout.

“I’ve seen Christian battle loads of instances earlier than on earlier playing cards – I used to be impressed with him, he’s a tricky child, however I simply assume I’m higher throughout and it’s my time,” Dulgarian advised MMA Junkie and different reporters at Wednesday’s media day. “The distinction is I’m a grown man and he’s been preventing little children, mainly, at 135. If I can get ahold of a ’35-pounder, it’s a wrap. So he’s going to should placed on a number of dimension in a couple of months, and I simply don’t see that occuring. I believe I’m going to have an influence benefit, energy benefit and I believe we’ll get to see that.”

Dulgarian brings an undefeated report with a one hundred pc first-round ending charge into the matchup, including a TKO finish of Francis Marshall in his octagon debut at UFC on ESPN 51 in August. He’s assured he can maintain that streak in tact however will discover out when he steps into the cage with Rodriguez this weekend.

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