"I hope to fight an opponent on the rankings next. I'm really excited to get in the rankings... I got Angela Hill, Gillian Robertson, Lupita Godinez, and Denise Gomez. I've been stepping on their toes for a while. So I want to get a fight with any of these four."
"I faced her in sparring a long time ago when I first came to the U.S. Where I come from, they teach me to be very respectful with people who come to our gym the first time. And I thought everybody was like that because I come from that type of school. And I went to do sparring in her gym and I was super excited, 'Oh, I'm gonna spar with a UFC fighter.' And then I started sparring with her and I took her down and she didn't like it. And as soon as she got up, she threw me a front kick to the nose and she split by nose in half."
Piera Rodriguez earned a unanimous decision victory over Sam Hughes in a strawweight rematch at UFC Fight Night 269, landing more damaging strikes throughout the bout. Following her win, Rodriguez called out four ranked opponents for her next fight: Angela Hill, Gillian Robertson, Lupita Godinez, and Denise Gomez. Rodriguez specifically targeted Angela Hill as her most preferred matchup, citing a negative sparring session from when Rodriguez first arrived in the United States. During that sparring encounter, Rodriguez took Hill down, which allegedly angered Hill. Hill responded by getting up and throwing a front kick to Rodriguez's face that split her nose open. Rodriguez emphasized her frustration that Hill continued the aggressive exchange despite seeing her bleed and never checked on her well-being afterward.
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