CES 69’s Mike Rodriguez Nearly Retired After UFC Release, Talks Training At Jackson/Wink This Camp
Interview with Mike Rodriguez below
Mike Rodriguez (11-7, NC) discusses his light heavyweight fight against Jeremy May (13-11) at CES 69 on June 17. Mike also talks about being released from the UFC, nearly retiring from the sport and how he ended training with Jackson/Wink MMA.
“After (I was released) I was done fighting, I was like ‘I’m just going to teach’. Then a bunch of guys from Albuquerque, came to Boston in February. My buddy Tom Egan pretty much pushed me back into training. So I started training with them guys and then we all loved it. We all loved our connection, we all loved how we worked. So they those guys were like ‘hey you gotta come down.’ So I came down to Albuquerque and I’ve (been down) here a month.”
CES 69 fight card:
Ashiek Ajim vs. Azjavkhlan Baatar – 135 lbs
Mike Rodriguez vs. Jeremy May – 205 lbs
Richie Santiago vs. Harris Bonfiglio – 135 lbs
Mitch Raposo vs. Heinrich Wassmer – 125 lbs
Alex Cardenas vs. Tyrime Da Silva – 145 lbs
Eddy George vs. Jacob Bohn – 155 lbs
Dion Rubio vs. Sam Watford – 155 lbs
Fran Collins vs. Deran Martinez – 185 lbs
Nathan Ghareeb vs. Javon Wright – 145 lbs
