UFC welterweight Daniel Rodriguez has excellent news for followers after being launched from jail. The 39-year-old served eight months behind bars in Tijuana, Mexico, after he was arrested for possession of marijuana. He was launched final week.
Throughout an occasion interview with TMZ Sports, he first defined why he was arrested:
“I used to be celebrating my final win vs. Kevin Holland. I used to be headed over to Rosarito, Mexico, to hang around for the weekend. I completely forgot that I had weed with me. It was lower than an oz., and I acquired pulled over on the border. I assumed I used to be going to do in all probability like a weekend in jail, and it ended up turning into eight months.”
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As per “D-Rod,” he was making an attempt to get below an oz. of weed over the border when he acquired pulled over by Mexican officers and was practically hit with smuggling costs. He added:
“It was the Mexican officers [ that stopped me]. Actually, they charged me with smuggling. They had been making an attempt to throw the ebook at me. They actually tried to hit me with a smuggling cost, and that was a felony. Fortunately, I had an important authorized workforce [to assist me]. I primarily ended up doing 8 months. I want it hadn’t been so lengthy, however I’m right here now.”
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Daniel Rodriguez’s subsequent battle
Daniel Rodriguez, who’s riding a three-fight win streak, additionally revealed throughout the identical interview that he’s going to battle former champion Leon Edwards at UFC 329, and the corporate has already reached out to him with the provide, which he’s gladly accepting. He stated:
I acquired a proposal, a tremendous provide, so that you guys will in all probability see me in there with Leon Edwards at Worldwide Battle Week.
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Edwards is at the moment on a three-fight shedding skid and suffered the primary knockout lack of his profession in his most up-to-date battle in opposition to Carlos Prates.
