From street vendor to UFC Fighter: The unlikely success story of Mexico's Ronaldo 'Lazy Boy' Rodriguez

In many ways, Ronaldo Rodriguez already won.

Rodriguez, better known as “Lazy Boy,” was not supposed to make it this far, as the odds were heavily stacked against him. Yet, here he is, hours away from opening up the UFC 306 pay-per-view main card this Saturday at Sphere in Las Vegas in what will be his second fight with the promotion.

Rodriguez has taken a good chunk of the spotlight this fight week. He stole the show at Thursday’s Noche UFC press conference with his heated back-and-forth...