In the main event, Jairzinho Rozenstruik defeated Augusto Sakai on Saturday night during UFC Fight Night with a buzzer-beater stoppage at 4:59 of the first round.
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The Octagon remained in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 28 event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Augusto Sakai.
The highly anticipated heavyweight main event resulted in another first round finish for ‘Bigi Boy’. After a lengthy feeling out process to begin the fight, Jairzinho Rozenstruik began to apply the pressure in the final two minutes. Eventually he was able to catch Augusto Sakai with a crisp combination that sent the Brazilian crashing down to the canvas. From there, Rozenstruik would finish the job with ground and pound.
In the co-main event of UFC Vegas 28, fellow heavyweights Walt Harris and Marcin Tybura squared off in hopes of moving up the divisional rankings. The bout proved to be a wild back and forth affair. ‘The Big Ticket’ nearly finished the fight in the opening two minutes, but Tybura was able to weather the early storm before earning a takedown. Once on the ground, the Pole would quickly secur
UFC Vegas 28: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai results and post-fight analysis
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I get it. Nobody enjoys watching heavyweights spending long amounts of time playing patty cake. Jairzinho Rozenstruik heard those complaints too and sharpened his footwork. There were still long periods of inactivity, but he also was far more effective in cutting off the cage and pushing Augusto Sakai where he wanted him with low kicks. It was a buzzer beating combination from Rozenstruik, catching Sakai with a left hook, then a powerful right to floor Sakai. A couple of heavy shots later and the fight was over right before time expired in the first. That put UFC Vegas 28 in the books.
On Saturday night, the UFC returned from a two-week hiatus with the 13-fight UFC Fight Night 189 card. The card was topped by a heavyweight clash between No. 6-ranked contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik and the No.