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UFC’s Daniel Rodriguez Joins the Foos Fighting Championship Broadcast at Debut Event in California UFC Star Daniel Rodriguez Joins the Wild Recent ‘Foos Fighting Championship’ Broadcast in Los Angeles
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Global fight for photo creditsA fresh kind of fight night is coming to California, bringing with it both chaos and charisma.
Daniel Rodriguez, the fan-favorite UFC fighter known as “D-Rod,” will take on a different role on Saturday, April 25. Instead of fighting, he will be cageside as a guest commentator during the UFC debut Foos Fighting Championshipa first-of-its-kind MMA event combining combat sports with viral street culture.
The event takes place in Burbank and will be broadcast live on multiple platforms, representing a bold fresh experiment in how fight promotions connect with fans.
A fresh twist in MMA broadcasting
Rodriguez will join the commentary team alongside “Concrete” and play-by-play announcer Ben “The Bane” Davis, bringing UFC-level insight to a card built around raw, unfiltered talent.
The event is co-promoted by COMBATE GLOBAL and viral comedy brand Foos Gone Wild – a collaboration that delivers entertainment and action in equal measure.
“I’ve been doing my homework on these idiots and I already know we’re going to see some diseased nitwits at La Jaula,” said Foos Gone Wild founder Lil’ Mr. E
COMBATE GLOBAL CEO Campbell McLaren added:
“This event puts a fun twist on the sport of MMA, but I think we’ll also see the emergence of some potential future stars that we wouldn’t necessarily have had the opportunity to look at if we hadn’t created this event…”
What is “Foos Fighting Championship”?
Think of it as a grassroots proving ground for personality.
Loosely inspired by Dana White’s Contender series, this concept fits the everyday fighter – the “fool” with a real reputation in the gym – on the inside CageCOMBATE GLOBAL cage.
Objective? Find another fugitive who might otherwise never get a chance.
Full fight card
Main event
- Flyweight: Joseph Muñoz (2-0) vs. Ariel Huizar (4-3)
The most critical information on the main tab
- Featherlight Heavyweight: Jake Lleckfelt (1-0) vs. Bobby Liles (0-0)
- Featherweight: Ryan Pak (0-0) vs. Hansol Yi (0-0)
- Lightweight: Carlos Meza (1-0) vs. Rey Rodriguez (0-5)
- Catchweight (150 lbs): Khachic Vardanian (2-0) vs. Carlos Venebra (0-0)
- Bantamweight: Erik Berganza (debut) vs. Jaeysen Jeff (2-4)
How to watch
- Start time: 21:30 ET / 18:30 PT
- Broadcast in English:
- Samsung TV Plus (COMBATE GLOBAL channel)
- YouTube (COMBATE GLOBAL channel)
- Spanish broadcast:
- EstrellaTV
- Samsung TV Plus (Spanish channel)
Tickets
Fans in Southern California can attend the event live and tickets can be purchased on Ticketon.
Why this event is different
This is not your typical MMA show. It’s part fight card, part cultural crossover – designed to reach a younger, digital-native audience while still being truly competitive.
With a UFC star like Rodriguez on commentary and a platform that combines humor, identity and fighting, Foos Fighting Championship could become one of the most talked-about fresh formats in combat sports.
Zuffa LLCFormer UFC champion TJ Dillashaw has given his thoughts on the trilogy fight between Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 333.
On Saturday night, Petr Yan will put his UFC bantamweight championship on the line when he goes up against Merab Dvalishvili, the same man he beat for the belt last year, in the third and potentially final fight in their series.
RELATED: Sean O'Malley sends Petr Yan a cold message ahead of UFC 333 trilogy fight
Dvalishvili won the first bout before Petr Yan came back and improved dramatically to win the rematch. At this point, it's hard to say which way it's going to swing given how talented both fighters are.
In a recent interview, however, TJ Dillashaw had some interesting views on Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili 3.
TJ Dillashaw on Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili 3
“I just think that Yan really had the answers. Yan looked fantastic. Takedown defense was amazing and a guy that fights like Merab, looking for those takedowns, that's his path to victory just relentlessly grinding and getting those takedowns. If he can't get you down and it's failed shot after failed shot, then his gas tank is never going to be as good as the guy defending shots, even if you are the more in-shape fighter. We'll see if four fights in one year had a factor, but I think Yan just has the game plan and looked really good.â€
“I am leaning towards Yan. Tough fight. It really is. I think he had all the answers, and that confidence builds. He's had some losses, but those losses were (weird). His losses are minuscule losses, and then that last fight, I think just builds so much confidence that he has what it takes. The answer for Merab, the cardio for Merab. I'm leaning towards Yan, but I think it's going to be a banger of a fight again. Merab is never going to stop and you have to beat the bricks off him to win.â€
Quotes via MMA Junkie
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