Jairzinho Rozenstruik took just 23 seconds to KO Chris Daukaus at UFC 282 tonight. The #9 ranked heavyweight went on the offense from the bell, rocking Daukaus with a stiff jab before landing a brutal knee that dropped the American. Rozenstruik then un…
Jairzinho Rozenstruik took just 23 seconds to KO Chris Daukaus at UFC 282 tonight. The #9 ranked heavyweight went on the offense from the bell, rocking Daukaus with a stiff jab before landing a brutal knee that dropped the American. Rozenstruik then unloaded on Daukaus against the fence, before putting him away. The win was…
Jairzinho Rozenstruik got back into the win column in a big way on Saturday night during the UFC 282 prelims. ‘Bigi Boi’ gave the raucous crowd at the T-Mobile Arena a show, dispatching Chris Daukaus in just 23 seconds. Rozenstruik came out guns blazing, initially eating a solid right hand from Daukaus before uncorking a […]
Jairzinho Rozenstruik got back into the win column in a big way on Saturday night during the UFC 282 prelims. ‘Bigi Boi’ gave the raucous crowd at the T-Mobile Arena a show, dispatching Chris Daukaus in just 23 seconds.
Rozenstruik came out guns blazing, initially eating a solid right hand from Daukaus before uncorking a stiff jab that sent Daukaus reeling. Smelling blood in the water, Rozenstruik swarmed in, knocking Daukaus to the canvas with a barrage of strikes. Daukaus got back to his feet and attempted to circle away from the danger, but ‘Bigi Boi’ was determined to get the stoppage and delivered a lunging left hand that put Daukaus down for the count.
Official Result: Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Chris Daukaus via KO (strikes) at 0:23 of Round 1
Check Out Highlights From Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Chris Daukaus at UFC 282 Below:
A UFC heavyweight showdown is set for an October 1st UFC Fight Night event between contenders Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Chris Daukaus. Rozenstruik announced the news in an interview with YouTuber Competitive Origins MMA. Rozenstruik returns following a…
A UFC heavyweight showdown is set for an October 1st UFC Fight Night event between contenders Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Chris Daukaus. Rozenstruik announced the news in an interview with YouTuber Competitive Origins MMA. Rozenstruik returns following a first-round knockout loss to Alexander Volkov back in June. Before that, he was supposed to face Marcin Tybura…
A UFC heavyweight showdown is set for an October 1st UFC Fight Night event between contenders Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Chris Daukaus. Rozenstruik announced the news in an interview with YouTuber Competitive Origins MMA. Rozenstruik returns following a…
A UFC heavyweight showdown is set for an October 1st UFC Fight Night event between contenders Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Chris Daukaus. Rozenstruik announced the news in an interview with YouTuber Competitive Origins MMA. Rozenstruik returns following a first-round knockout loss to Alexander Volkov back in June. Before that, he was supposed to face Marcin Tybura…
Reigning UFC bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling, weighs in on this past weekend’s main event and its controversial ending. Saturday night saw a heavyweight clash between Alexander Volkov and Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Vegas 56. The fight lived up to many beliefs that it would not go the allotted 25 minutes, in fact, the fight wouldn’t […]
Reigning UFC bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling, weighs in on this past weekend’s main event and its controversial ending.
Saturday night saw a heavyweight clash between Alexander Volkov and Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Vegas 56. The fight lived up to many beliefs that it would not go the allotted 25 minutes, in fact, the fight wouldn’t even get out of the first round.
Early on in the contest, it was obvious that Volkov was attempting to chop the tree down, finding great success early with the low kick, to which he would add the right hand which began to land. During a chaotic flurry in the Octagon, Volkov would successfully evade Rozenstruik’s power shots and would land his own right hand, wobbling the Surinamese fighter.
Rozenstruik would then back up to the fence while the Russian began to unleash on him, sending ‘Bigi Boi’s mouthpiece flying in the process. With Rozenstruik visibly hurt, referee, Herb Dean, would call the action, but Rozenstruik would recover quickly, making the stoppage look premature which led to many criticizing Dean’s decision.
Aljamain Sterling Weighs In
On the latest episode of his podcast, Aljamain Sterling, shares his thoughts on the stoppage, coming to the defense of Herb Dean.
“As long as it lasted this fight was fun, Rozenstruik had his moments, got caught with a right hand then got caught with the uppercut against the cage. It felt like from the way I was watching that he went limp twice and when you do that, even when you’re standing u and you go like- it looks like the fight is over because it looks like there is a big disconnect between the brain and the body.”
Sterling would also admit, that while Rozenstruik recovered quickly, it would not have ended badly for Rozenstruik if Dean had let it continue.
“Rozenstruik, ‘Bigi Boi’ recovered really quickly but when you go back and watch the stoppage, I do not think it was a bad stoppage, I think it was only going to get worse.
“There’s a very fine line between the ref letting you live to fight another day and letting you get punished to the point you probably won’t be able to fight for another day. I think the ref made a good judgemental move.”
What did you think of Herb Deans Stoppage, do you agree with Aljamian Sterling?
Alexander Volkov scored an impressive first-round TKO against Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Vegas 56 on Saturday, but the win did not come without a little bit of controversy. Around the two-minute mark of the first round, ‘Drago’ landed a big right that stunned ‘Bigi Boy,’ wobbling the man from Suriname. Volkov unloaded multiple strikes as […]
Alexander Volkov scored an impressive first-round TKO against Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Vegas 56 on Saturday, but the win did not come without a little bit of controversy.
Around the two-minute mark of the first round, ‘Drago’ landed a big right that stunned ‘Bigi Boy,’ wobbling the man from Suriname. Volkov unloaded multiple strikes as Rozenstruik began to cover up, looking for a way out of the danger. As Volkov continued to lay on the strikes, Rozenstruik dropped to one knee, prompting referee Herb Dean to step in and stop the bout. Rozenstruik immediately protested the stoppage.
While discussing the fight during the UFC Vegas 56 post-fight press conference, Volkov defended the stoppage believing that had it continued, Rozenstruik would have absorbed more unnecessary punishment.
“In the moment, I hit him, he was a little bit knocked out so he wasn’t being fully fresh,” said Volkov. “Anyway, it was a big opportunity to knock him out, to land because he was almost on the mat. I was ready to throw him down and continue my work.”
After the stoppage, the MMA community immediately began to question Herb Dean’s call. This is far from the first time Dean has been criticized for his decision-making in the Octagon. Dean has often been accused of being indecisive during a potential fight-ending sequence, but Volkov was quick to remind fans that he has no control over the referee’s actions.
“[Rozenstruik] was in a bad position,” Volkov said. “The referee stopped the fight. He was in a bad position and he took some hard punches and he was a little bit knocked out. It’s not my fault but ask this of the referee, not me. I just did my job.”
Alexander Volkov is Back in The Win Column After UFC Vegas 56 Victory
Regardless of anyone’s opinion on the stoppage, the win puts Volkov back into the win column after a disappointing performance against Tom Aspinall at UFC London in March.
“I’m really happy to come back on a win streak,” Volkov said. “I’m happy to come back with a win. I’m just happy. I did all the plan I had in this fight. Everything went perfect. Nothing went wrong. Everything’s good.”
Intent on working his way to a UFC heavyweight title opportunity, Volkov discussed what may come next. A potential rematch with heavyweight gatekeeper Derrick Lewis is a possibility according to ‘Drago’, but another crack at Ciryl Gane seems to be what the Russian-born fighter is looking for.
“It doesn’t matter for me about revenge or winning other fights,” Volkov explained. “I’m ready for any challenge. Any challenge would be good but maybe I want to rematch with [Ciryl] Gane because this fight was close. With Derrick Lewis, I won all the rounds and then I just took this punch. It was good for him. He was good with his punch, but anyway, I don’t feel this is a big problem for me.
“For me, I like more challenges, and right now, for me, I think that rematch with Gane because I respect him very much, about his stand-up work, about everything, it’s very interesting for me to meet him again. I’m ready for any challenge against any fighters, any time.”
Who would you like to see Alexander Volkov fight next?