Jairzinho Rozenstruik is getting again to his roots.
Lately, Rozenstruik scored a fourth-round TKO over Shamil Gaziev in the primary occasion of UFC Vegas 87. Although Rozenstruik entered the bout because the betting underdog, “Bigi Boi” says he and his group had a exact recreation plan to upend the beforehand undefeated Gaziev and that it labored to perfection.
“The work that we had and the sport plan that we had was precisely what we needed to perform,” Rozenstruik stated on The MMA Hour. “Going ahead, we sort of knew from the third spherical, he doesn’t need to combat anymore.
“From a cardio standpoint, the injury he took within the earlier spherical. Within the third spherical, we already knew, OK, after the third spherical he was already complaining to his nook. So whereas we had been speaking, I used to be getting directions, we had been keeping track of him so we knew the place to place the stress.”
In the end, Gaziev was unable to reply the bell for the fifth spherical, and Rozenstruik picked up his eight win contained in the octagon. It was a essential victory for Rozenstruik, who had misplaced 5 of his earlier eight fights earlier than Saturday, who says that was simply step one in a course of which he believes will get him again to the shape he confirmed in his early UFC run when was near combating for a title.
“Proper now I’ve made quite a lot of modifications in my workers and my self, personally,” Rozenstruik stated. “I really feel like after the Overeem combat I used to be navigating away from my energy supply, which is Suriname. So proper now I’m taking a few steps again, return house, recalibrate, reconnect with Suriname, get myself collectively, and this was a small piece of what I completed in my journey that I simply began just a few months in the past.”
The one present UFC fighter from Suriname, Rozenstruik lives in Florida and trains out of American High Staff, and whereas he intends to proceed with ATT, Bigi Boi stated he’s taking a visit house the place he can recharge and return to his finest type.
“That’s my actual energy supply. Going again to Suriname, lay down within the river, get my energy,” Rozenstruik stated. “In Suriname we prefer to be reconnect with tradition. Go into the river, lay grounding with the Earth, stuff like that. I really feel like I used to be dropping my energy, navigating my true self, which introduced me to this greater degree. I really feel like I would like to realize that once more. … Take some relaxation, get away from all the things, go into the jungle, lay down within the river that’s one of many fundamental issues. Grounding and connecting with the Earth, that’s one of many fundamental issues I used to do. It brings me rest, it brings me all the things. It makes me relaxed in all the things, additionally in my private life. I haven’t achieved it shortly and I really feel like my soul is asking for that.”
However regardless of being away from his energy supply and his middling document lately, it hasn’t been all unhealthy for Rozenstruik. Over the previous 5 years, Bigi Boi headlined six UFC playing cards, greater than each present UFC champion moreover Jon Jones and Leon Edwards. That’s a reasonably large accomplishment for a boy from Paramaribo, and one which Rozenstruik is happy with.
“I didn’t know that going into the combat after which whereas I used to be at Battle Week media day, everyone began speaking about it so I paid a little bit bit nearer consideration to that,” Rozenstruik stated concerning his headlining numbers. “However I’m blissful that the UFC sees the primary occasion caliber in me they usually know I can deliver the primary occasion motion. That’s a plus for me as an individual and likewise as a fighter.”
And people pluses will seemingly preserve coming. Rozenstruik has headlined 5 of his previous seven bout and given the promotion’s want for headliners, there’s a great probability his subsequent combat will even be that, which might be greater than high quality for Rozenstruik as he tries to mount a title run.
“For me, I don’t prefer to name names,” Rozenstruik stated. “However everyone that ranks above me, particularly guys I haven’t fought but, make sense for me. For instance, I haven’t fought [Serghei] Spivac, Tom [Aspinall], Tai Tuivasa is an effective one. There are one or two extra up there I haven’t fought. Derrick [Lewis]. All these guys are good fighters and undoubtedly a fundamental occasion in that one could be wonderful.”
