Ricco Rodriguez continues on his comeback and will fight for USA-MMA's Stacked in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Saturday July 31st. vs John Juarez

Rodriguez is back in shape and looking to get back to the big show, and although Rodriguez has been active in the some regional promotions, top level fighters seem to have stayed away from facing the former champ. Ricco was invited to Japan recently to face Strikeforce Champion Alistair Overeem at DREAM but Overeem didn't make the trip. DREAM would then offer Rodriguez a fight with former Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi but wanted him to drop to 210 lbs in a very short period of time, Rodriguez welcomes the fight with proper time to cut weight.

Rodriguez also went on to say in a interview with MMA JUNKIE Radio that he is in talks with many promotions including the UFC, where he stated they wanted him to make 205 lbs and win a fight in that division before they brought him back. Rodriguez even mentioned a fight with current Strikeforce light heavyweight champ King Mo Lawal as something he would be interested in. Bellator Fighting Championship also had a fight for Rodriquez but it also fell through when Dave Herman didn't except the fight due to issues with the promotion, Rodriguez said that he would be working with Bellator in September.

USA-MMA Stacked from the Baton Rouge River Center
July 31, 2010, 7:30 PM

Main Card:
Former UFC Champ, Ricco Rodriguez vs. John Juarez

UFC Veteran, Kyle Bradley vs. Marcus Brimage

Former LSU National Champion Fullback, Shawn Jordan vs. James Hall

USA-MMA Heavyweight Championship,
King Kong Andrew Staples vs. Roman Pizzolatto

USA-MMA Welterweight Championship,
Superstar Charlie Rader vs. Adrian Miles