The card was also supposed to feature a major middleweight matchup between Paulo Costa and Ferreira before Costa withdrew from the event<\/a>, and now Laerte Viana<\/a> reports that Ferreira\u2019s former foe Rodrigues is stepping in to fight on March 7. <\/p>\n Gregory Rodrigues Could Avenge Upset-Loss In Las Vegas<\/p>\n Currently sitting at #14 in the UFC middleweight rankings, Rodrigues joined the UFC in 2021 after winning the LFA middleweight title via first-round stoppage. <\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC star books next fight after controversial win that sparked FBI investigation<\/a><\/p>\n The Brazilian went 4-1 over his first five UFC outings and secured three of those victories via knockout before being matched with Brad Tavares at UFC 283. Following Tavares\u2019 withdrawal from the card, Ferreira debuted on short-notice against Rodrigues and knocked his countryman out late in the opening round. <\/p>\n Gregory Rodrigues (red gloves) fights Brunno Ferreira (blue gloves) during UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena. | Jason da Silva-Imagn Images<\/p>\n \u201cRobocop\u201d won three-straight fights after meeting Ferreira before coming up short against former title challenger Jared Cannonier, but the 33-year-old closed out 2025 with back-to-back wins over Jack Hermansson<\/a> and Roman Kopylov. <\/p>\n Brunno Ferreira Could Break Into Rankings At UFC 326<\/p>\n Rodrigues is ranked one spot lower than former title challenger Costa, but the new UFC 326 matchup will still give Ferreira the opportunity to extend his current win streak and break into the middleweight Top 15. <\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC parts ways with 22-fight MMA veteran that debuted against Khamzat Chimaev<\/a><\/p>\n The upset-win over Rodrigues in his promotional debut extended Ferreira\u2019s record to 10-0 before he was knocked out by Nursulton Ruziboev in his sophomore UFC outing. Another pair of first-round knockouts preceded a submission-loss to Abus Magomedov, but \u201cHulk\u201d rebounded with a pair of submissions over Armen Pestrosyan and Jackson McVey before he went the distance for the first time against Marvin Vettori to secure his third win in a row. <\/p>\n Marvin Vettori (red gloves) fights Brunno Ferreira (blue gloves) during UFC 323 at T-Mobile Arena. | Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images<\/p>\n Fans will be expecting the rematch between Ferreira and Rodrigues to produce fireworks when the two men enter the cage on March 7, and there\u2019s still two months remaining for the UFC to fill out the rest of UFC 326. <\/p>\n UFC 326 Fight Card<\/p>\n \u2022\tMain Event: Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira \u2013 For the UFC \u201cBMF\u201d Championship<\/p>\n \u2022\tRenato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega<\/p>\n \u2022\tCaio Borralho vs. Reinier de Ridder<\/p>\n \u2022\tCody Durden vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel<\/p>\n \u2022\tCody Garbrandt vs. Long Xiao<\/p>\n \u2022\tRafael Tobias vs. Diyar Nurgozhay<\/p>\n \u2022\tSumudaerji vs. Jesus Aguilar<\/p>\n \u2022\tDusko Todorovic vs. Donte Johnson<\/p>\n \u2022\tGregory Rodrigues vs. Brunno Ferreira <\/p>\n More MMA Knockout News<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0UFC knockout artist ready to face former champion in massive UFC 327 fight<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0UFC London gets first fight as surging contender looks to break into UFC rankings<\/a> <\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Devastating UFC knockout artists reportedly set to fight in Miami at UFC 327<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0MMA veteran that was never knocked out in the UFC suffers brutal KO loss<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with\u00a0MMAKnockout<\/a>\u00a0for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Gregory](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kea0k1qqxps6z2evq7.jpg\" "\\"Gregory")
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