The UFC returns to Las Vegas after a two-week break on Saturday with UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex. The fight of rated heavyweights brings the UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai main program to a conclusion.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: ROZENSTRUIK VS. SAKAI START TIME
- Date: Saturday, June 6
- Main card: 7:00 p.m. ET/Midnight BST
- Main event: 10:15 p.m. ET/3:15 a.m. BST
After losing two of his latest three fights, the hard-punching Jairzinho Rozenstruik is seeking to return his place among the championship contenders. At the end of February, Cyril Gane beat the 33-year-old Surinamese fighter through unanimous decision.
There will be another critical challenge in the clash against Sakai, who has lost just once in his last four UFC fights. Augusto Sakai is competing in his second UFC big event in a row. In September, the 30-year-old Brazilian was stopped in the fifth round by former heavyweight championship contender Alistair Overeem, ending his four-fight winning run.
Both of these heavyweights are coming off defeats, and the winner will find himself right back in the hunt for the heavyweight title.
| Fighter | #weight | Fighter |
|---|---|---|
| # | Nickname | # |
| 14-3-0 | Record | 10-0-0 |
| 6′ 4″ | Height | 6′ 4″ |
| 261 lbs | Weight | 260 lbs |
| 83″ | Reach | 78″ |
| # | Team | # |
| United States | Country | United States |
JAIRZINHO ROZENSTRUIK
- Nationality: Surinamese
- Born: March 17, 1988
- Height: 6-2
- Reach: 78 inches
- Total fights: 13
- Record: 11-2
AUGUSTO SAKAI
- Nationality: Brazilian
- Born: May 19, 1991
- Height: 6-4
- Reach: 77 inches
- Total fights: 18
- Record: 15-2-1
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
