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 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
Featherweight: Makwan Amirkhani vs. Kamuela Kirk
Lightweight: Alan Patrick vs. Mason Jones
Flyweight: Manon Fiorot vs. Tabatha Ricci
Featherweight: Sean Woodson vs. Youssef Zalal
Lightweight: Claudio Puelles vs. Jordan Leavitt