Overview
- Rodriguez said Wednesday he accepted a UFC 329 offer to face former champion Leon Edwards at International Fight Week in July, with the matchup still awaiting official confirmation.
- He was detained at the U.S.–Mexico border after officers stopped his car for a missing front license plate and found about 27 grams of marijuana.
- Mexican National Guard officials treated the case as smuggling rather than simple possession, and a companion arrested with him served the same eight months.
- Rodriguez secured release last week through a legal agreement he would not detail, saying it came with conditions he must follow.
- He described overcrowded cells, poor food, and yard time only twice a week, underscoring how small amounts of cannabis that draw little notice in parts of the U.S. can lead to serious charges at Mexico’s border.