Jairzinho Rozenstruik released from UFC after disappointing loss in Saudi Arabia

With a name inspired by the idol of the Brazilian national team, Jairzinho leaves the organization after 15 fights in six years

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J. Rozenstruik in defeat at UFC Las Vegas 20. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @JairRozenstruik

Hair seen, Tom aspinall was not the only one to be extremely disappointed with the performance of the heavyweights at UFC Saudi Arabia, last Saturday (1). On the night of last Monday (3), two days after the event, the then ninth place in the category ranking Jairzinho Rozenstruik, defeated by Sergei Pavlovich, had his contract with the Ultimate terminated. The information was initially released by the page 'UFCRosterWatch', which tracks the arrival and departure of fighters from the organization, on 'Twitter'.

At 36, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, whose name is a tribute to the Brazilian national team star Jairzinho, 'Hurricane of the 70 World Cup', had been in the UFC since 2019. The Surinamese, who arrived undefeated in the organization, entered the octagon on 15 occasions, with nine wins and six losses. Responsible for knocking out relevant names such as former champions Andrei Arlovski e Junior Gypsy, 'Bigi Boy' was on a two-fight winning streak before being defeated in a lukewarm fight against Sergei Pavlovich last Saturday (1th).

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the fight between Sergei Pavlovich e Jairzinho Rozenstruik, surrounded by a certain expectation from fans for a knockout, as it involved two athletes ranked in the heavyweight division and specialists in stand-up fighting, disappointed everyone, especially UFC president Dana White, who even referred to the fight as 'horrible' in a press conference after the UFC Saudi Arabia.

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