If Jairzinho Rozenstruik didn’t have a reputation as a last-second finisher before UFC Vegas 28, he might have earned that standing with his stoppage win over Augusto Sakai.
Rozenstruik, who finished Alistair Overeem at 4:56 of Rd. 5 of their 2019 scrap, wrapped his main event matchup opposite Augusto Sakai at 4:59 of the first stanza on Saturday.
There was not much aggression in the early going of the heavyweight contest. For most of the first round, Rozenstruik controlled the center of the octagon while Sakai circled on the outside unimpeded.
As the round wound down, Rozenstruik pressured Sakai and backed him to the fence while still allowing him to circle to the outside.