Serghei Spivac gave Augusto Sakai very few chances to mount any offense during their heavyweight bout at UFC Vegas 59. “The Polar Bear” made his game plan immediately clear when he took Sakai down with a trip early in the fight. The 27-year-old was abl…
Serghei Spivac gave Augusto Sakai very few chances to mount any offense during their heavyweight bout at UFC Vegas 59. “The Polar Bear” made his game plan immediately clear when he took Sakai down with a trip early in the fight. The 27-year-old was able to largely control Sakai for the rest of the round,…
Tai Tuivasa extended his win streak to four and picked up perhaps the biggest win of his career at UFC 269, knocking out #11 ranked heavyweight Augusto Sakai. The Aussie hopped the cage and downed a beer from a shoe after his second-round KO win. Check out the highlights from Tuivasa vs. Sakai
Tai Tuivasa extended his win streak to four and picked up perhaps the biggest win of his career at UFC269, knocking out #11 ranked heavyweight Augusto Sakai. The Aussie hopped the cage and downed a beer from a shoe after his second-round KO win.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik is only looking towards the top of the heavyweight division. Rozenstruik returned to the win column with a first-round TKO win over Augusto Sakai in the UFC Vegas 28 headliner last night. Despite what was an uneventful round overall, the Surinamese star was able to drop Sakai and end the contest with just […]
Jairzinho Rozenstruik is only looking towards the top of the heavyweight division.
Rozenstruik returned to the win column with a first-round TKO win over Augusto Sakai in the UFC Vegas 28 headliner last night. Despite what was an uneventful round overall, the Surinamese star was able to drop Sakai and end the contest with just one second remaining.
Similar to his win over Alistair Overeem where he won with just a second remaining in the fight, this time, Rozenstruik planned on picking up the pace in the last few seconds.
“Actually, I heard the clock and [head coach Michael Babb] say, ‘Hey, this is the last 15 seconds,’” Rozenstruik said at the post-fight press conference (via MMA Fighting). “So I picked it up and pushed the pace and I see he was moving too fast and then ‘bop’ and I put him down.”
After a run of two defeats in his last three outings, Rozenstruik is now looking to establish a winning streak.
As for who he wants next?
Anyone ranked above him as he mentioned a top-five opponent in his post-fight interview. Elaborating further, he also stated he has no preference over the opponent or their fighting style.
“Everybody that’s ranked above, it doesn’t matter what style,” Rozenstruik said. “If this guy’s a wrestler, then I have to wrestle and I have to do my kickboxing. If he’s a kickboxer, then I have to kickbox with him and maybe wrestle with him, so for me it doesn’t matter.
“I try to make myself more of an MMA fighter than just a kickboxer who’s doing MMA.”
Rozenstruik is currently ranked No. 6 in the division.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik is only looking towards the top of the heavyweight division. Rozenstruik returned to the win column with a first-round TKO win over Augusto Sakai in the UFC Vegas 28 headliner last night. Despite what was an uneventful round overall, the Surinamese star was able to drop Sakai and end the contest with just […]
Jairzinho Rozenstruik is only looking towards the top of the heavyweight division.
Rozenstruik returned to the win column with a first-round TKO win over Augusto Sakai in the UFC Vegas 28 headliner last night. Despite what was an uneventful round overall, the Surinamese star was able to drop Sakai and end the contest with just one second remaining.
Similar to his win over Alistair Overeem where he won with just a second remaining in the fight, this time, Rozenstruik planned on picking up the pace in the last few seconds.
“Actually, I heard the clock and [head coach Michael Babb] say, ‘Hey, this is the last 15 seconds,’” Rozenstruik said at the post-fight press conference (via MMA Fighting). “So I picked it up and pushed the pace and I see he was moving too fast and then ‘bop’ and I put him down.”
After a run of two defeats in his last three outings, Rozenstruik is now looking to establish a winning streak.
As for who he wants next?
Anyone ranked above him as he mentioned a top-five opponent in his post-fight interview. Elaborating further, he also stated he has no preference over the opponent or their fighting style.
“Everybody that’s ranked above, it doesn’t matter what style,” Rozenstruik said. “If this guy’s a wrestler, then I have to wrestle and I have to do my kickboxing. If he’s a kickboxer, then I have to kickbox with him and maybe wrestle with him, so for me it doesn’t matter.
“I try to make myself more of an MMA fighter than just a kickboxer who’s doing MMA.”
Rozenstruik is currently ranked No. 6 in the division.
Suriname striking sensation, Jairzinho ‘Bigi Boy’ Rozenstruik is back on the winning track, and as more often than not, in some rather spectacular fashion. Forcing Sakai to fight from the fence from the beginning exchanges, the American Top Team trainee managed to stop the Brazilian with a single second remaining in the opening round with […]
Rozenstruik immediately starts to dictate the pace and land a couple of notable inside low leg kicks to Sakai’s lead left, as the Brazilian attempts to circle and return fire with his hands on occasion. Circling and pressing Sakai to the fence just before the culimination of the very first round, Rozenstruik exploded with a left hook, clipping the Brazilian, before following up with right hand, dropping Sakai.
Swarming just before the klaxon, Rozenstruik knocked Sakai unconscious with just a single second remaining in the opening frame via a handful of hammer fist strikes. The victory marks the Suriname native’s return to the winner’s enclosure following his February loss to Ciryl Gane — and he has sights set on a matchup against contenders ranked higher than him at heavyweight next.
Below, catch the highlights from Rozenstruik’s massive first round knockout win over Sakai.
LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 28: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai results throughout the night (Sat. 5th. June 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event honours at the UFC Apex facility in the promotion’s return to an active competition for the first time since April 22. — a high-stakes heavyweight clash […]
Taking main event honours at the UFC Apex facility in the promotion’s return to an active competition for the first time since April 22. — a high-stakes heavyweight clash between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai, with the victor hoping to crack the top-five of the division’s ranks.
Returning for his second Octagon appearance of the year, Suriname striking ace, Rozenstruik headlined UFC Vegas 20 in February, where he suffered his second promotional blemish in the form of a one-sided unanimous decision defeat to French standout, Ciryl Gane.
For Brazilian upstart, Sakai, he also enters the clash hoping to rebound from a defeat — the first in his promotional run, in fact, following another headlining knockout loss to promotional alum, veteran kickboxing talent, Alistair Overeem at UFC Vegas 9 last September.
In notable promotional wins for 33-year-old kickboxer, Rozenstruik, he’s managed successes against the likes of common-foe, Overeem, as well as former division champions, Andrei Arlovski and Junior dos Santos.
Dana White‘s Contender Series product, Sakai has managed to also score a win over common-opposition, Arlovski, as well as Chase Sherman, Marcin Tybura, and Blagoy Ivanov.
UFC Vegas 28: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai Results
Main Card: (ESPN+ 7 p.m. ET)
Heavyweight: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Augusto Sakai
Heavyweight: Walt Harris vs. Marcin Tybura
Middleweight: Roman Dolidze vs. Laureano Staropoli
Welterweight: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Miguel Baeza
Middleweigth: Dusko Todorovic vs. Gregory Rodrigues
Middleweight: Tom Breese vs. Antonio Arroyo
Preliminary Card: (ESPN 4 p.m. ET)
Flyweight: Montana De La Rosa vs. Ariane Lipski
Heavyweight: Tanner Boser vs. Ilir Latifi
Welterweight: Francisco Trinaldo vs. Muslim Salikhov