From the outset, Edgar used his wrestling to gain an advantage against Rodriguez.
Round 1. Rodriguez is throwing a lot of kicks early while Edgar looks to close distance with short range punches.
Successful with one of his three takedown attempts, Edgar landed 39 of his 54 strike attempts, as opposed to 21 from Rodriguez.
Edgar earns the TKO victory while reminding the world that he's still an elite featherweight as Rodriguez looks to regroup following his first loss in the UFC. With his left eye completely closed, Rodriguez struggled to return to his stool.
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Perhaps wary of the punching power that saw Edgar knock out Chad Mendes in their 2015 bout, "El Pantera" opted to feel his way into the fight, but The Answer's inside boxing and fence pressing saw the young Mexican placed under an immediate amount of ungodly pressure. Edgar dumped his opponent to the mat.
With unrelenting pressure, Edgar continued to grind Rodriguez into the canvas with looping elbows. Rodriguez went for another kick, which Edgar used to score another takedown; however, Rodriguez was able to roll for a very tight kneebar.
Excellent work rate from Edgar and his intensity is only increasing in the final minute of the round as he starts to tee off on him.
Rodriguez trying to scramble and is able to get Edgar back into his full guard. He moved to full mount. Rodriguez's left eye is essentially swollen shut at this stage and it's only going to get worse as Edgar batters down more offense. Rodriguez's face is a mess as he stands and angrily yells at himself as he goes back to his corner. His struggles were so severe that it led to the fight being called. Now 35, Edgar doesn't show signs of slowing down and has won six of his last seven fights against high level competition.
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