Hicco Hodriguez on the comeback trail @ LHW???

[HHJ]

http://cdn3.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/78220/375541162.jpg

http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/05/02/ex-ufc-champ-ricco-rodriguez-hoping-for-return-at-light-heavywei/

Everyone deserves a second chance in life, and Ricco Rodriguez is hoping for his own follow-up shot at the bigtime.

In 2002, Rodriguez was on top of the MMA world when he defeated Randy Couture to become the UFC heavyweight champion. At the time, he was just 25 years old and seemed to have the world in front of him. Three fights and three losses later, Rodriguez was out of the UFC and his life began to spiral out of control, but now there's hope that Rodriguez is turning things around and working towards redemption.

Last night in Waterloo, Iowa, the now 32-year-old Rodriguez knocked out veteran journeyman Travis Fulton, earning his sixth straight win.

Before the fight, Rodriguez, who at one time weighed over 300 pounds and has fought at heavyweight for years, told The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier that he had plans on changing his weight class.

"This will shock a lot of people, but I'm really looking forward to dropping down to 205 and the light-heavyweight division," Rodriguez told the paper, who noted that he showed up to the pre-fight press conference at a "svelte 218."

Rodriguez told the paper that he still dreams of returning to the UFC and working towards another shot at the title.

Any sort of return to a major promotion would mark an impressive personal redemption tale for Rodriguez, who in Nov. 2006, was suspended by the California State athletic commission after testing positive for both cocaine and marijuana in a post-fight test. At one time, he ballooned to around 350 pounds. He detailed his personal problems during a stint on VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" show in early 2008.

With a winning streak in hand and a 12-2 record dating back to June 2008, Rodriguez, who is now based in Baton Rouge, La., is 41-11 overall.

[SatNav]

a year later
"Three fights and three losses later, Rodriguez was out of the UFC and again his life began to spiral out of control."

[SatNav]

awesome av btw

[HHJ]

indeed

[MEHT TRALER FAGIT]

lol ricco at lhw I don't believe it, hhj is trolling

[MEHT TRALER FAGIT]

http://www.rsboxing.com/fighters/ricco_rodriguez_300h.jpg
:goldie: HIS BACON DEFENSE IS JUST SO IMPRESSIVE JOE

[HHJ]

the fuckin pic is right there randlebaby! its fuckin unbelievable

even tho beating travis fulton dont mean shit,even fat ricco coulda done that

[MEHT TRALER FAGIT]

travis fulton is pretty bad ass he recently KO'd brad kohler in 40 seconds with a headkick according to my sources (sherdog)

[HHJ]

yeah well babalu ended kohler with that soccer kick from hell
it was so bad that it was made illegal in the states based off that one kick

he fucking punted kohlers head and his whole body slid from the impact lololol

[CensoredToezFlava]

LOL. Brad Kohler. Babalu pwnt the shit out of him

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/cruzer020/babalu_ko.gif

[HHJ]

u rules babalutoesflava

[CensoredToezFlava]

:roflnut:

That is all I think when I hear Kohler, despite his wicked KO at like ufc 10

[HHJ]

i know man i think of both,hes responsible for one of the greatest kos of all time but then he took a big receipt there

[CensoredToezFlava]

He was like 50 when he KO'd Judson. If my math is correct, he is like 70 now.

[CensoredToezFlava]

Kohler needs to fight Shamrock

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr align="center"><td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd" height="30"> Loss </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd"> Travis Fulton (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Travis-Fulton-80) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">KO (Head Kick) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd"> CFX / XKL - Mayhem in Minneapolis (http://www.sherdog.com/events/CFX-XKL-Mayhem-in-Minneapolis-12468) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">4/24/2010 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">1 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">1:01 </td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td class="Txt11Gray" height="30"> Loss </td> <td class="Txt11Gray"> Jong Wang Kim (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jong-Wang-Kim-882) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray">Submission (Rear Naked Choke) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray"> Gladiator FC - Day 1 (http://www.sherdog.com/events/Gladiator-FC-Day-1-2410) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray">6/26/2004 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray">1 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray">1:19 </td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd" height="30"> Loss </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd"> Dos Caras Jr. (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Dos-Caras-Jr-2269) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">Submission (Shoulder Injury) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd"> Deep - 12th Impact (http://www.sherdog.com/events/Deep-12th-Impact-1816) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">9/15/2003 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">1 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">1:25 </td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td class="Txt11Gray" height="30"> Loss </td> <td class="Txt11Gray"> Greg Wikan (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Greg-Wikan-1026) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray">Submission (Injury) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray"> UW - St. Cloud 1 (http://www.sherdog.com/events/UW-St-Cloud-1-768) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray">3/15/2002 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray">1 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray">0:34 </td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd" height="30"> Loss </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd"> Valentijn Overeem (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Valentijn-Overeem-466) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">Submission (Kneebar) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd"> Rings - Millennium Combine 2 (http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Millennium-Combine-2-292) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">6/15/2000 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">1 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">0:31 </td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td class="Txt11Gray" height="30"> Loss </td> <td class="Txt11Gray"> Jason Allar (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jason-Allar-1668) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray">TKO (Strikes) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray"> EC 31 - Extreme Challenge 31 (http://www.sherdog.com/events/EC-31-Extreme-Challenge-31-372) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray">3/24/2000 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray">1 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray">3:42 </td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd" height="30"> Loss </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd"> Chris Haseman (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Chris-Haseman-1449) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">Submission (Kimura) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd"> Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final (http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-King-of-Kings-1999-Final-288) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">2/26/2000 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">1 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">1:11 </td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td class="Txt11Gray" height="30"> Loss </td> <td class="Txt11Gray"> Renato Sobral (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Renato-Sobral-274) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray">KO (Soccer Kick) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray"> WEF 8 - Goin' Platinum (http://www.sherdog.com/events/WEF-8-Goin-Platinum-306) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray">1/15/2000 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray">2 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray">0:50 </td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd" height="30"> Loss </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd"> Mikhail Illoukhine (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mikhail-Illoukhine-1443) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">Submission (Armbar) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd"> Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A (http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-King-of-Kings-1999-Block-A-285) </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">10/28/1999 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">1 </td> <td class="Txt11Gray OddBgd">2:16 </td></tr></tbody></table>

[HHJ]

no he was 50 when he koed judson,he turned 70 after babalu kicked him in the fuckin head as hard as he could

[HHJ]

fuck he must really need money if he came back after 6 yrs off

[JihadMeAtHello]

He was really offended by Travis' wal-mart story

[MEHT TRALER FAGIT]

brad kohler's record is what saf wishes gsp's was

[Twincest]

i vaguely remember him on that celebrity rehab thing. anyone know what his particular addiction was? drinking booze? freebasing bacon fat?

[MEHT TRALER FAGIT]

he was addicted to the amazing rush and high of winning an ultimate fighting bout

[Twincest]

that's too bad. at least bacon fat is an attainable commodity.

[garglesemen]

I cant stand this pompous asshole.

[Twincest]

who, brad kohler?

[garglesemen]

kohler is the shit, hicco hodriguez is a total faggot.

[Twincest]

phew. had me worried for a minute

[Twincest]

bas rutten should come outta retirement and kick his ass again

[California Giant]

I think ricco was a cokehead.

Dos Caras Jr is still fighting? I find that hilarious.

[HHJ]

he wears a mask,left coast.

[Buckner1986]

Ricco was funny as hell on Celebrity Rehab. He told a story about how he was driving all fucked up and hit a pole or some shit and thought his girlfriend was dead in the passenger seat so he moved her lifeless body to the driver's side so he wouldn't get a DUI.

He really had his head on straight.

[California Giant]

that is hella smart

[whitey]

Who hasn't done the same thing and then laughed about it on televised rehab?

[WAR OSCAR YEE]

lol

http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/11/08/former-ufc-champ-ricco-rodriguez-misses-weight-by-ten-pounds-in/

[MEHT TRALER FAGIT]

looks like it's back to cabrini green

[HHJ]

Tim Sylvia:hey ricco maybe you should forget this lhw thing and just go fight Marius pudz,then your just a hop and a skip to the big fights and the rankings! yea!

[bobby boucher]

Ricco's too used to being a fat slob to be able to fight consistently at 205. He'd have to be cut up like the big LHWs such as Forrest, Bonnar, Bones Jones, or Brandon Vera.

Actually, Ricco is the same height as Vera and Jones.

http://www.freakygossip.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Jon-Jones-vs-Vladimir-Matyushenko.jpg
Probably not going to happen for old Ricco. So much for trying to reinvent yourself at 34.

[garglesemen]

lol at an old fag like bobby calling a 34 year old over the hill.

[bobby boucher]

I'm 35 and just happy to be able to keep my weight down and stay injury free. I just think it's too little too late for someone with the wear and tear on his body like Rodgriguez.

[Light It UP]

Ricco is on a roll, against cans but still.

[WAR OSCAR YEE]

lol at an old fag like bobby calling a 34 year old over the hill.

:roflnut:

[bobby boucher]

:roflnut:

http://i56.tinypic.com/350l8r5.jpg (http://www.mma-core.com/gifs/GifDetails.aspx?gid=10001599&tid=107)

[flashNsmash]

ricco > shogun

[WAR OSCAR YEE]

nice shots to the back of the head, faggot