Junior dos Santos is at crossroads at UFC 252, as his heavyweight clash with Jairzinho Rozenstruik marks the first time the former champion is not featured in a main or co-main event in a decade.
“Cigano,” who always brings a smile on his face no matter what, changed a few things ahead of Saturday night’s match. He has slimmed down over the past months, reaching the same weight he carried when he beat Cain Velasquez for the belt in 2011. At 240 pounds and “one of the best shapes of my career, strong and fast,” dos Santos can’t wait to enter the octagon one more time.