Roberto Soldic to face No. 14 Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Dallas in bid to crack the top 15
The former two-division KSW champion gets a ranked welterweight who was knocked out in 30 seconds by Uros Medic in August.
Roberto Soldic will fight Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Dallas on 16 January, the UFC's first event of 2027, MMA Fighting reported on Monday. The UFC has not yet listed the bout on its event page.
Rodriguez is No. 14 in the UFC's welterweight rankings, so the 31-year-old Croatian gets a ranked opponent in only his second fight with the promotion.
Soldic is a former KSW welterweight and middleweight champion who spent several years in ONE Championship before joining the UFC this year. He won a unanimous decision over Khaos Williams on his debut at UFC 332 in October.
Rodriguez, who has fought in the UFC since 2020, went into his last fight on a three-fight winning streak that included a unanimous decision over Kevin Holland in July 2025. Uros Medic knocked him out in 30 seconds in Belgrade on 1 August.
UFC Dallas is at the American Airlines Center. The main card starts at 1am UK time on Sunday 17 January, live on TNT Sports.
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