A pivotal heavyweight bout between Curtis Blaydes and Jairzinho Rozenstruik is targeted to take place at UFC 266. According to MMAFighting, Blaydes and Rozenstruik have verbally agreed to face one another on September 25 at UFC 266 at a location TBD. C…
A pivotal heavyweight bout between Curtis Blaydes and Jairzinho Rozenstruik is targeted to take place at UFC 266. According to MMAFighting, Blaydes and Rozenstruik have verbally agreed to face one another on September 25 at UFC 266 at a location TBD. Contracts have not been signed as of yet. Curtis Blaydes (14-3) is coming off […]
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.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik is intent on keeping the momentum going after his emphatic first-round win against Augusto Sakai in the UFC Vegas 28 main event. ‘Bigi Boy’ bounced back from a disappointing performance last time out. Rozenstruik looked shot shy as he fell to a decision defeat against Ciryl Gane at UFC Vegas 20. At last […]
‘Bigi Boy’ bounced back from a disappointing performance last time out. Rozenstruik looked shot shy as he fell to a decision defeat against Ciryl Gane at UFC Vegas 20.
At last night’s post-fight press conference, Rozenstruik insisted he suffered no injuries during his brief fight with Sakai and for that reason he wants to return to the Octagon quickly.
“I’m not hurt,” Rozenstruik said. “I want to do a quick turnaround of two or three months.”
Rozenstruik is currently ranked at #6 in the heavyweight division. Alexander Volkov, Curtis Blaydes, Ciryl Gane, Derrick Lewis and Stipe Miocic are the fighters who sit above him. The 33-year-old says he wants to fight on of those five fighters in his next bout.
“(I want) everybody who is ranked above me, it doesn’t matter what the style,” Rozenstruik added. “If a guy is a wrestler, then I have to wrestle and I have to do my kickboxing. If he’s a kickboxer, I have to kickbox with him and maybe wrestle for him. For me, it doesn’t matter. I try to make myself an MMA fighter and not just a kickboxer who is doing MMA.”
Rozenstruik also reflected on his first-round knockout win against Sakai.
“You have to be careful because this is at heavyweight and any punch can be finished,” Rozenstruik said. “I knew right away it was done (when I landed the punch).” (Transcribed by MMA Junkie)
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In terms of tune-up cards for a big upcoming pay-per-view event, you really couldn’t ask for much more than what UFC Vegas 28 delivered. It had big knockouts, controversial decisions, and even a ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate. After an epic night of action, four UFC fighters walked away with an extra $50,000 in bonus […]
In terms of tune-up cards for a big upcoming pay-per-view event, you really couldn’t ask for much more than what UFC Vegas 28 delivered. It had big knockouts, controversial decisions, and even a ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate. After an epic night of action, four UFC fighters walked away with an extra $50,000 in bonus money – see who below.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik – Performance of the Night
In the UFC Vegas 28 main event, Jairzinho Rozenstruik made quick work of a tough opponent in Augusto Sakai. Last time out ‘Big Boi’ disappointed as he slumped to an uneventful decision defeat against Ciryl Gane. Rozenstruik was clearly intent on putting that wrong right and did so in an emphatic fashion. From the first bell, he chased down Sakai who kept him honest with low leg kicks and the odd counter shot. As the final seconds of round one ticked away, Rozenstruik finally caught his opponent and followed up expertly on the floor to force the stoppage with just one second of the opening frame remaining.
Marcin Tybura – Performance of the Night
In the UFC Vegas 28 co-main event, Marcin Tybura survived the early onslaught from Walt Harris to pick up his fifth straight win. Harris came out swinging early, hurting Tybura on several occasions. The Polish fighter proved he had a great chin by eating the powerful shot before eventually securing a takedown. Once he managed to get the fight to the floor Tybura began pouring it on. Eventually he flattened out Harris who was eating lots of clean shots and the referee was forced to wave off the fight in round one.
Santiago Ponzinibbio & Miguel Baeza – Fight of the Night
On the UFC Vegas 28 undercard Santiago Pinzinibbio picked up his first win since 2018 and an extra $50,000 for his ‘Fight of the Year’ contender against the previously unbeaten, Miguel Baeza. The Argentine fighter had to overcome some tough moments in round one before getting it together in the following two rounds. Both men slugged it out for the final 10 minutes in a fight I’m sure we’ll be talking about when its time to talk about the end of year awards.
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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.