{"id":387147,"date":"2021-06-05T19:03:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T02:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=387147"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:19:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T23:19:52","slug":"pros-react-after-jairzinho-rozenstruik-kos-augusto-sakai-at-ufc-vegas-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/pros-react-after-jairzinho-rozenstruik-kos-augusto-sakai-at-ufc-vegas-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Pros react after Jairzinho Rozenstruik KO’s Augusto Sakai at UFC Vegas 28"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 28 event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between perennial division contenders Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai.<\/p>\n

Rozenstruik (12-2 MMA) had entered tonight’s headliner looking to rebound from his recent unanimous decision loss to Ciryl Gane. Prior to that setback, ‘Bigi Boy’ had earned a second round TKO victory over former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Augusto Sakai (15-3-1 MMA) was returning to action for the fist time since September of 2020, where he suffered a TKO loss to Alistair Overeem. That setback had snapped a six-fight winning streak for the Brazilian, which included four wins under the UFC banner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tonight’s UFC Vegas 28 main event got off to a slow start but ended with a bang. After a lengthy feeling out process, Jairzinho Rozenstruik began to apply a ton of forward pressure and wound up catching Augusto Sakai with a combination. The Brazilian dropped to the canvas and ‘Bigi Boy’ quickly put him away with ground and pound.<\/p>\n

Official UFC Vegas 28 Result: Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Augusto Sakai via KO in Round 1<\/p>\n

Check out how the pros reacted to Rozenstruik defeating Sakai below:<\/p>\n

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Suriname, turn on your televisions! The fight is about to begin! #UFCVegas28<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jairzinho 'BIGI BOY' Rozenstruik (@JairRozenstruik) June 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n