Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai have plenty flashy knockouts attached to their respective records.
Each heavyweight will look to bounce back into the win column tonight, and perhaps register their latest KO fireworks along the way, when Rozenstruik clashes with Sakai in the headliner of UFC Fight Night. It all goes down live from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Rozenstruik has lost two of his last three fights and is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Ciryl Gane in February, when he just appeared to be flat against the French heavyweight. Prior to that loss, Rozenstruik blasted Junior dos Santos via second-round knockout (punches) in August to rebound from a 20-second KO at the hands of current heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou back in May 2020.
A victory over the ninth-ranked Sakai could help propel No. 6 Rozenstruik closer to title contention in the heavyweight division. However, that shouldn't be easy, considering Sakai is also looking to return to the win column with a convincing victory himself.
The Brazilian fighter had his six-fight winning streak snapped by Alistair Overeem in September via fifth-round TKO (elbows and punches). Prior to that, four of his six victories within the win streak came by knockout.
Will Rozenstruik launch himself forward with a significant win or will Sakai have his hand raised, proving to be too tough of an out?
Here's everything you need to know about Rozenstruik vs. Sakai tonight.
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai start time
- Date: Saturday, June 5
- Main card: 7:00 p.m. ET/Midnight BST
- Main event: 10:15 p.m. ET/3:15 a.m. BST
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai prelims get underway at 4 p.m. ET/9 p.m. BST on Saturday, with the main card launching at 7 p.m. ET/midnight BST. The headlining heavyweights, Rozenstruik and Sakai, are expected to take their walks to the cage at approximately 10:15 p.m. ET/3:15 a.m. BST, although that depends on the length of the earlier fights.
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai TV channel and live stream
- U.S. : ESPN+
- U.K.: BT Sport 1
In the United States, the UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai card can be live streamed on ESPN+.
Meanwhile, the card will be shown on BT Sport 1 in the U.K.
More details about how to watch in other countries can be found at UFC.com .
Where is UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai?
Rozenstruik vs. Sakai takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. This fight will mark the third time that Rozenstruik and Sakai compete at the venue.
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai fight odds
Bet MGM (as of June 5) has Rozenstruik as a slim favorite at -125. That means a $125 bet will land you $100 if the Surinamese fighter wins tonight. Meanwhile, Sakai is listed as the +105 underdog, meaning that a $100 bet would net $105 if the Brazilian fighter is victorious.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik and bio
- Nationality: Surinamese
- Born : March 17, 1988
- Height : 6-2
- Reach : 78 inches
- Total fights : 13
- Record : 11-2
Augusto Sakai record and bio
- Nationality : Brazilian
- Born : May 19, 1991
- Height : 6-4
- Reach : 77 inches
- Total fights : 18
- Record : 15-2-1
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai card
Main card
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Augusto Sakai; Heavyweight
- Walt Harris vs. Marcin Tybura; Heavyweight
- Roman Dolidze vs. Laureano Staropoli; Middleweight
- Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Miguel Baeza; Welterweight
- Duško Todorović vs. Gregory Rodrigues; Middleweight
- Tom Breese vs. Antônio Arroyo; Middleweight
Preliminary card
- Montana De La Rosa vs. Ariane Lipski; Women’s Flyweight
- Tanner Boser vs. Ilir Latifi; Heavyweight
- Francisco Trinaldo vs. Muslim Salikhov; Welterweight
- Makwan Amirkhani vs. Kamuela Kirk; Featherweight
- Alan Patrick vs. Mason Jones; Lightweight
- Manon Fiorot vs. Maryna Moroz; Women's Flyweight
- Sean Woodson vs. Youssef Zalal; Featherweight
- Claudio Puelles vs. Jordan Leavitt; Lightweight