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.
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The Apex Center in Las Vegas, Nevada was home to a great night of fights at UFC Vegas 28: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai. The card saw four (T)KOs, one no-contest, and eight decisions, including one split-decision. Related
The prelims opened with Claudio Puelles pulling out the unanimous decision when he defeated Jordan Leavitt in a fun scrap. That was followed by Sean Woodson taking a hard-fought split-decision win over Youssef Zalal. Manon Fiorot defeated Tabatha Ricci via second-round TKO. Ricci was overpowered by the much bigger Fiorot for much of the fight. Mason Jones vs. Alan Patrick ended in a no-contest due to an eye poke in the second round, a miserable finale to what was turning out to be a great fight. Kamuela Kirk defeated Makwan Amirkhani by unanimous decision in a fight that was so closely contested, it could have gone to Amirkhani and it wouldn’t have raised a stink, but one judge actually saw it as a shutout for Kirk, which is bonkers. I had it
UFC Vegas 28 start time, who is fighting tonight at ‘Rozenstruik vs Sakai’ in Las Vegas
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to ESPN+ later tonight (Sat., June 5, 2021) to stage UFC Vegas 28 from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will feature a Heavyweight bout between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai. In the co-headlining act, Walt Harris will look to break his skid when he takes on Marcin Tybura.
Watch UFC Vegas 28 On ESPN+ Here! UFC continues its live events schedule on June 5 in Las Vegas with its Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Augusto Sakai-led fight card from APEX available to stream RIGHT HERE don’t miss a single second of face-punching action!