UFC VEGAS 28: ‘Rozenstruik vs Sakai’ | 6th Round Post-Fight Show

Bloody Elbow fight experts, Zane Simon & Eddie Mercado, are back tonight – Sat, June 5th., 2021, to breakdown the UFC VEGAS 28: ‘Rozenstruik vs. Sakai’ event. The guys will have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event. (SPOILERS...)

Returning to the down-sized APEX octagon for the main event, we had a HW brawl between the #6 ranked, Jairzinho ‘Bigi Boy’ Rozenstruik, with an 11-2 record. He currently holds the record for fastest KO in the HW division; & his opponent tonight being the #9 ranked, Augusto Sakai; was carrying 5 wins since his UFC debut, 4 of which were finishes. He came at this bout with the belief that he would produce a “quick” finish tonight.

But what transpired between the 2 combatants was another 1st Rd KO stoppage for ‘Bigi Boy’ at 4:59 of Round one, leaving just 1 second to spare! The Heavyweight heavy card actually wrapped up to be an exciting night of fights, with some notable decision victories & electrifying finishes...

In the co-main event, we had another HW contest featuring our #8 ranked fighter in the division – Walt ‘Big Ticket’ Harris. Walt was coming off of two losses to Volkov and Overeem last year & planned to turn that streak around tonight. His opponent in this bout was Marcin ‘Tybur’ Tybura, ranked #11 in the division; the Polish BJJ black belt had a 21-6 record, walking into the octagon on a 4-fight win streak.

Regardless Harris’s plans to turn around his two-bout loss streak, he was ill-prepared for what would be the fifth win in a row, & now two-straight stoppages for Tybura. After this swift & imposing 1st-Rd finish over Harris, Tybura will definitely be jumping into the single digits when the ranking updates come out for sure. Who is a good possible next fight for Marcin in the top 10 of the division? Curtis Blaydes?

All in all, we had a decent undercard with several bouts well worth discussing.

This week the guys’ picks heading into the event were...
Both: Rozenstruik
Both: Harris
Zane: Staropoli, Eddie: Dolidze
Both: Ponzinibbio
Zane: Rodrigues, Eddie: Todorovic
Both: Breese

Both: De La Rosa
Zane: Boser, Eddie: Latifi
Both: Salikhov
Both: Amirkhani
Both: Jones
Zane: Picked Moroz when she was against Fiorot
Both: Woodson
Both: Leavitt

Overall, this now 13-bout card saw 2 1st Rd finishes (our Main & Co-Main events), 3 KO/TKO’s, & 8 decisions - 2 split, with 1 No Contest stoppage on the card. Rounding things out, bonuses for putting forth POTN efforts went to Jairzinho Rozenstruik & Marcin Tybura; FOTN honors went to Ponzinibbio vs. Baeza. What a night of fights we have to share with you, join us to discuss all the action...

Here’s a look at the UFC VEGAS 28: ‘ROZENSTRUIK VS SAKAI’ RESULTS & UPDATED FIGHT RECORDS:
ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. JUNE 5
13. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (12-2) DEF. Augusto Sakai (15-3) – KO/TKO, G&P at of Rd 1

12. Marcin Tybura (22-6) DEF. Walt Harris (13-10) – KO/TKO, G&P at 4:06 of Rd 1

11. Roman Dolidze (9-1) DEF. Laureano Staropoli (9-4) – DEC, Unanimous

10. Santiago Ponzinibbio (28-4) DEF. Miguel Baeza (10-1) – DEC, Unanimous

9. Gregory Rodrigues (10-3) DEF. Duško Todorović (10-2) – DEC, Unanimous

ESPN+ PRELIMS
8. Montana De La Rosa (12-6) DEF. Ariane Lipski (13-7) – KO/TKO, G&P at 4:27 of Rd 2, Total 9:27

7. Ilir Latifi (15-8) DEF. Tanner Boser (19-8) – DEC, Unanimous

6. Muslim Salikhov (18-2) DEF. Francisco Trinaldo (26-8) –

5. Kamuela Kirk (12-4) DEF. Makwan Amirkhani (16-6) – DEC, Unanimous

4. Alan Patrick (15-3) vs. Mason Jones (10-1) – NO CONTEST, Accidental Eye Poke at 2:14 of Rd 2, Total 7:14

3. Manon Fiorot (7-1) DEF. Tabatha Ricci (5-1) – KO/TKO, Punches (Standing TKO) at 3:00 of Rd 2, Total 8:00

2. Sean Woodson (8-1) DEF. Youssef Zalal (10-5) – DEC, SPLIT

1. Claudio Puelles (10-2) DEF. Jordan Leavitt (8-1) – DEC, Unanimous

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