Sergei Pavlovich and Jairzinho Rozenstruik meet Saturday on the UFC Battle Evening 250 foremost card at ANB Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Try this fast breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.
Final occasion: 3-2UFC foremost playing cards, 2024: 6-5
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik UFC Battle Evening 250 preview
Pavlovich (18-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has solely misplaced three fights in his skilled profession, however two of these have are available in his most up-to-date appearances. Tom Aspinall halted a six-fight tear of first-round finishes at UFC 295, adopted by a unanimous determination loss to Alexander Volkov in June. … Conversely, Rozenstruik (15-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) enters as a winner of back-to-back fights for the primary time in 5 years. After a rocky 3-5 stretch from 2019-23, “Bigi Boy” gained each bouts in 2024, defeating Shamil Gaziev and Tai Tuivasa.
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik UFC Battle Evening 250 knowledgeable choose, prediction
Contemplating that the matchmakers knew higher than to place the opposite two heavyweight fights on the primary card, I’ll shelve my ordinary complaints in regards to the huge boys.
In any case, the actual “Bigi Boy,” Rozenstruik, is fortunately solely scheduled for 3 rounds when he meets fellow contender Pavlovich.
In his protection, Rozenstruik has proven regular enhancements and spectacular spurts of offense when given the correct amount of aggression to work with. Though Pavlovich would look like the proper dance accomplice on paper, the previous title contender has trended extra conservative in his stylings since getting knocked out by Tom Aspinall.
Pavlovich additionally appeared to have the basic trigger-pulling issues when posed with a former coaching accomplice, Alexander Volkov, which is an issue that might repeat itself given the Russian’s historical past with Rozenstruik at American High Crew.
Rozenstruik is a tough fighter to be assured in, however I don’t assume I’ve picked a Pavlovich battle incorrectly since he signed with the UFC.
The choose is Rozenstruik to win what I predict will probably be a semi-surprising heavyweight staring contest between two coaching companions paralyzed by the quietly excessive stakes hooked up.
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik UFC Battle Evening 250 odds
The oddsmakers and the general public are closely favoring the Russian fighter, itemizing Pavlovich -330 and Rozenstruik +250 through FanDuel.
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik UFC Battle Evening 250 begin time, the right way to watch
Pavlovich and Rozenstruik are anticipated to stroll to the cage at roughly 1:20 p.m. ET. The battle will stream on ESPN+.
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