Shortly after Jairzinho Rozenstruik's 29-second knockout of Andrei Arlovski at UFC 244 on Nov. 2, reporters asked the heavyweight whom he wished to fight next. His answer: Anybody.
A lot can change in five weeks, apparently. In that short amount of time, Rozenstruik's focus turned to Alistair Overeem, whom he faces in the main event of Saturday's UFC Fight Night in Washington D.C. And if all goes well, perhaps he'll soon afterward be staring across at feared knockout artist Francis Ngannou, whom Rozenstruik called out recently.
"I wait for my moments," Rozenstruik told ESPN. "I know Francis has been begging for a fight. He's the big, scary guy in this division. The boogeyman. People want to see that bomb in the Octagon. They want to see who lands first. ... I beat this guy on Saturday, I'm looking for that fight."
Rozenstruik (9-0) is the latest example of an entertaining prospect rising quickly up the UFC promotional ladder, something that happens especially at heavyweight. The Suriname native made his UFC debut in February, but here he is headlining an event alongside a 45-17 veteran after replacing Overeem's original opponent, Walt Harris.
Source: ESPN
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