Alexander Volkov Says Francis Ngannou ‘Ducked’ Him After Rozenstruik Matchup

Alexander Volkov is not happy Francis Ngannou was booked to fight Jairzinho Rozenstruik after it appeared they had agreed to fight. Now, following the news, Volkov took to Twitter to call out Ngannou for ducking him. “Its just me, or @francis_nga…

Alexander Volkov is not happy Francis Ngannou was booked to fight Jairzinho Rozenstruik after it appeared they had agreed to fight. Now, following the news, Volkov took to Twitter to call out Ngannou for ducking him. “Its just me, or @francis_ngannou just evaded me again? He wanted to fight me so much, but ducked me […]

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UFC Rankings Report: Rozenstruik & Ladd Enter Title Contention

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Washington! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: No changes Strawweight: No changes Women’s Flyweight: With the most recent title challenger Liz Carmouche out of the picture, everyone moved …

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Washington! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: No changes Strawweight: No changes Women’s Flyweight: With the most recent title challenger Liz Carmouche out of the picture, everyone moved up one spot, including Ji Yeon Kim, who debuts in the rankings at #15. Women’s Bantamweight: […]

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UFC Rankings Update: Jairzinho Rozenstruik Enters Top Five

We have a new UFC rankings update to pass along following this past weekend’s UFC DC event. In the main event of the evening, Jairzinho Rozenstruik topped Alistair Overeem via fifth-round knockout. The rising Rozenstruik has now entered the top five at heavyweight with his victory, and is well on his way to a title […]

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We have a new UFC rankings update to pass along following this past weekend’s UFC DC event.

In the main event of the evening, Jairzinho Rozenstruik topped Alistair Overeem via fifth-round knockout. The rising Rozenstruik has now entered the top five at heavyweight with his victory, and is well on his way to a title opportunity with another big win or two. It will certainly be interesting to see what’s next for Rozenstruik now that he has secured the No. 5-ranked position.

Check out the full UFC rakings update below (courtesy of MMA Mania):

UFC Rankings Update

POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Jon Jones
2. Khabib Nurmagomedov
3. Henry Cejudo
4. Stipe Miocic
5. Amanda Nunes
6. Daniel Cormier
7. Max Holloway
8. Israel Adesanya
9. Tony Ferguson
10. Kamaru Usman
11. Valentina Shevchenko
12. Dustin Poirier
13. Robert Whittaker
14. Conor McGregor
15. Tyron Woodley

FLYWEIGHT

Champion: HENRY CEJUDO

1. Joseph Benavidez
2. Jussier Formiga
3. Deiveson Figueiredo
4. Alexandre Pantoja
5. Brandon Moreno
6. Kai Kara France
7. Rogerio Bontorin
8. Tim Elliott
9. Matt Schnell
10. Jordan Espinosa
11. Alex Perez
12. Askar Askarov
13. Ryan Benoit
14. Mark De La Rosa
15. Raulian Paiva

BANTAMWEIGHT

Champion: HENRY CEJUDO

1. Marlon Moraes
2. Aljamain Sterling
3. Cory Sandhagen
4. Petr Yan
5. Raphael Assuncao
6. Pedro Munhoz
7. Jimmie Rivera
8. Cody Garbrandt
9. Rob Font +1
10. Cody Stamann -1
11. John Dodson
12. (T) Urijah Faber
12. (T) Song Yadong +1
14. Marlon Vera
15. Casey Kenney

FEATHERWEIGHT

Champion: MAX HOLLOWAY

1. Alexander Volkanovski
2. Brian Ortega
3. Jose Aldo
4. Zabit Magomedsharipov
5. Frankie Edgar
6. Yair Rodriguez
7. Chan Sung Jung
8. Renato Moicano
9. Jeremy Stephens
10. Josh Emmett
11. Calvin Kattar
12. Shane Burgos
13. Mirsad Bektic
14. Arnold Allen
15. Ryan Hall

LIGHTWEIGHT

Champion: KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV

1. Tony Ferguson
2. Dustin Poirier
3. Conor McGregor
4. Justin Gaethje
5. Donald Cerrone
6. Paul Felder
7. Dan Hooker
8. Kevin Lee
9. Al Iaquinta
10. Edson Barboza
11. Anthony Pettis
12. Gregor Gillespie
13. Charles Oliveira
14. Alexander Hernandez
15. Islam Makhachev

WELTERWEIGHT

Champion: KAMARU USMAN

1. Tyron Woodley
2. Colby Covington
3. Jorge Masvidal
4. Leon Edwards
5. Rafael dos Anjos
6. Demian Maia
7. Santiago Ponzinibbio
8. Stephen Thompson
9. Nate Diaz
10. Anthony Pettis
11. Robbie Lawler
12. Gilbert Burns +2
13. Vicente Luque
14. Geoff Neal +1
15. Neil Magny *NR

MIDDLEWEIGHT

Champion: ISRAEL ADESANYA

1. Robert Whittaker
2. Paulo Costa
3. Yoel Romero
4. Jared Cannonier
5. Darren Till
6. Jack Hermansson
7. Kelvin Gastelum
8. Derek Brunson
9. Edmen Shahbazyan
10. Ian Heinisch
11. Uriah Hall
12. Brad Tavares
13. Antonio Carlos Junior
14. Omari Akhmedov
15. Anderson Silva

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Champion: JON JONES

1. Thiago Santos
2. Daniel Cormier
3. Anthony Smith
4. Dominick Reyes
5. Corey Anderson
6. Jan Blachowicz
7. Alexander Gustafsson
8. Volkan Oezdemir
9. Glover Teixeira
10. Aleksandar Rakic
11. Johnny Walker
12. Ilir Latifi
13. Misha Cirkunov
14. Nikita Krylov
15. Ronaldo Souza

HEAVYWEIGHT

Champion: STIPE MIOCIC

1. Daniel Cormier
2. Francis Ngannou
3. Curtis Blaydes
4. Junior dos Santos
5. (T) Derrick Lewis
5. (T) Jairzinho Rozenstruik +9
7. Alexander Volkov -1
8. Alistair Overeem -2
9. Walt Harris -1
10. Shamil Abdurakhimov -1
11. Blagoy Ivanov -1
12. Aleksei Oleinik -1
13. Augusto Sakai -1
14. Sergei Pavlovich -1
15. Marcin Tybura *NR

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT

Champion: WEILI ZHANG

1. Jessica Andrade
2. Rose Namajunas
3. Tatiana Suarez
4. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
5. Nina Ansaroff
6. Claudia Gadelha
7. Carla Esparza
8. Michelle Waterson
9. Marina Rodriguez
10. Cynthia Calvillo
11. Alexa Grasso
12. Felice Herrig
13. Tecia Torres
14. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
15. Amanda Ribas

WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT

Champion: VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO

1. Katlyn Chookagian
2. Jessica Eye
3. Joanne Calderwood
4. Jennifer Maia +1
5. Viviane Araujo +1
6. Lauren Murphy +1
7. Roxanne Modafferi +1
8. Andrea Lee +1
9. Maycee Barber +1
10. Alexis Davis +1
11. Montana De La Rosa +1
12. Antonina Shevchenko +1
13. Mara Romero Borella +1
14. Paige VanZant +1
15. Ji Yeon Kim +1

WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT

Champion: AMANDA NUNES

1. Germaine de Randamie
2. Ketlen Vieira
3. (T) Holly Holm
3. (T) Aspen Ladd +2
5. Julianna Pena -1
6. Raquel Pennington
7. Yana Kunitskaya
8. Marion Reneau
9. Sara McMann
10. Irene Aldana
11. Lina Lansberg
12. Macy Chiasson
15. Bethe Correia
14. Nicco Montano
15. Sijara Eubanks

What do you think of the latest UFC rankings update?

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Michael Bisping Says Alistair Overeem Has Grounds For An Appeal Over Rozenstruik Stoppage

Michael Bisping believes Alistair Overeem vs. Jairiznho Rozenstruik should not have been stopped when it did. And, he believes the veteran has a case for an appeal. Overeem was winning the bout on every judge’s scorecards yet Rozenstruik dropped …

Michael Bisping believes Alistair Overeem vs. Jairiznho Rozenstruik should not have been stopped when it did. And, he believes the veteran has a case for an appeal. Overeem was winning the bout on every judge’s scorecards yet Rozenstruik dropped the Dutch fighter with four seconds left and the fight was called off. Yet, according to […]

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Jairzinho Rozenstruik Welcomed Home By Insane Crowd In Suriname (Video)

UFC heavyweight Jairzinho Rozenstruik received a king’s welcome back home in Suriname. Rozenstruik earned the biggest win of his career when he knocked out Alistair Overeem with four seconds to go in their UFC DC headliner this past weekend. It was all the more impressive considering he was going to lose on the judges’ scorecards […]

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UFC heavyweight Jairzinho Rozenstruik received a king’s welcome back home in Suriname.

Rozenstruik earned the biggest win of his career when he knocked out Alistair Overeem with four seconds to go in their UFC DC headliner this past weekend. It was all the more impressive considering he was going to lose on the judges’ scorecards had it gone to a decision.

Regardless, “Bigi Boy” remains undefeated with a 10-0 and looks set to be in line for a barnburner against Francis Ngannou next.

For now, he gets to relax back home and he got quite the welcome. You can watch it below:

Just imagine if he ended up becoming UFC heavyweight champion?

What do you think of Rozenstruik’s rise?

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Francis Ngannou Responds To Jairzinho Rozenstruik’s Callout

Jairzinho Ronzenstruik’s performance and callout certainly got Francis Ngannou’s attention. Rozenstruik got the biggest win of his career with a late fifth-round knockout of Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC DC on Saturday night. It was all the more impressive considering he was going to lose on the judges’ scorecards with just four […]

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Jairzinho Ronzenstruik’s performance and callout certainly got Francis Ngannou’s attention.

Rozenstruik got the biggest win of his career with a late fifth-round knockout of Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC DC on Saturday night. It was all the more impressive considering he was going to lose on the judges’ scorecards with just four seconds remaining in the fight.

Afterwards, “Bigi Boy” proceeded to call out Ngannou:

“I want to be back March or April…and I really want to fight this big, scary guy Francis Ngannou,” Rozenstruik said in his post-fight interview.

Not many people call out “The Predator” who responded on social media soon after:

“I heard you babayga. You made yourself very clear tonight. Congrats on your come back by the way. #uncrowndedchamp #UFCDC”

Could we see this next? It’s certainly possible especially as Ngannou waits for the Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier trilogy fight to get over. Ngannou was expected to face Alexander Volkov next with the pair going back-and-forth on social media.

But if they can’t agree to a bout, maybe Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik should be next on the agenda.

What do you think of a possible Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik matchup? Who wins that contest?

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