Gillian Robertson UFC 303 official weigh-in Credit score: Eddie Legislation/Cageside Press
Canada’s Gillian Robertson is about to make a giant soar up the UFC’s strawweight division, as she’s been booked towards #9-ranked contender Marina Rodriguez.
The UFC has not formally introduced the match-up, or card. Nevertheless, it places Robertson, ranked #12 within the 115lb division, on a transparent path into the highest 10. “The Savage” has received three straight bouts and is 4-1 since returning to 115lbs in 2023.
Alongside Jasmine Jasudavicius (ranked #12 in Robertson’s former division, flyweight), Robertson has change into one of many faces of Canadian MMA, at a time greatest described as a rebuilding interval for the game in Canada.
In her final outing, Robertson earned a unanimous resolution victory over Luana Pinheiro. The 29-year outdated, born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, holds the report for many submission wins in UFC ladies’s historical past, in addition to within the ladies’s flyweight division.
As for Marina Rodriguez, as soon as thought of a doable title challenger, she’s hit laborious occasions of late. The 37-year outdated is 1-4 in her final 5, and is coming off a loss to Iasmin Lucindo.
