OTHER NEWS: Ricco Rodriguez vs. James McSweeney booked for BAMMA 5 in the UK

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez will take his first fight of 2011 on the BAMMA 5 card in February, according to a report from MMAFighting.com.

Per the report, Rodriguez will meet UFC vet and Ultimate Fighter alum James McSweeney on the card, which will be headlined by welterweights Paul Daley and Yuya Shirai.

Rodriguez is riding a ten fight win streak over the last eighteen months. His last fight took place in November, when he defeated Daniel Tabera at the first ever event in Israel.

McSweeney will fight for the first time since getting cut by the UFC. He went 1-2 in the organization after his stint on TUF 10, and has lost four of his last five fights.

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Penick's Analysis: Well, considering it's an event taking place in the U.K. I suppose McSweeney makes sense as an opponent for Rodriguez, but losing four of his last five fights doesn't make for much of a compelling case as his opponent. Rodriguez continues to win fights, but he's not facing a high level of competition for the most part. He may still get himself into a bigger organization, but for right now he continues to bounce around all over the world for fights.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_8278.shtml

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