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With lopsided stats in his favor, Cody Stamann not sure how draw with Yadong happened at UFC on ESPN 7

Take a look inside Cody Stamann’s majority draw with Song Yadong at UFC on ESPN 7 in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – [autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag] and Song Yadong fought to a majority draw Saturday on the main card at UFC on ESPN 7 in Washington, D.C.

Take a look inside the fight with Stamann, who was handed the first draw of his pro career.

Result: Cody Stamann vs. Song Yadong declared majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
Updated records: Stamann (18-2-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC), Yadong (15-4-1 MMA, 4-0-1 UFC)
Key stat: Stamann landed five takedowns and outstruck Yadong 117-49 overall.

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Stamann on the fight’s key moment

“To be honest, I thought I had won every round. My coaches at most told me that the second round was close, so let’s go out and seal the deal in this third round. So in my head, I had won two rounds and I had the point, so I was technically three rounds ahead and then went out and won the last round, which would have put me at 30-26, so for them to call a draw is crazy.”

Stamann on hearing the judges’ scores

“In my head, I thought they had screwed up and read it wrong or something – maybe they gave the point to the wrong guy. I feel like a kid ready to throw a temper tantrum here. The buildup to this was a lot like the (Tom) Duquesnoy fight. Look at that fight: I won every round and it was a split decision. I don’t know if these judges are looking at the odds beforehand or something, but it’s screwed up.”

Stamann on what he wants next

“I know (matchmakers) Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard. I was talking to them after the fight, and I was like, ‘Who do you think I should fight next?’ He’s like, ‘Who do you think?’ I was like, ‘Let me think about it and get back to you.’ We were talking like I won the fight. He knew I won the fight – everyone knows I won. Everyone watching knows I won.”

To hear more from Stamann, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.

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UFC on ESPN 7 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total passes $30.5 million

UFC on ESPN 7 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok.

WASHINGTON – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 7 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $177,000.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC on ESPN 7 took place at Capital One Arena in Washington. The card aired on ESPN following early prelims on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 7 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Alistair Overeem[/autotag]: $15,000

[autotag]Marina Rodriguez[/autotag]: $4,000
vs. [autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Ben Rothwell[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Stefan Struve[/autotag]: $20,000

[autotag]Aspen Ladd[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Yana Kunitskaya[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag]: $5,000
vs. [autotag]Song Yadong[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Rob Font[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Ricky Simon[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Tim Means[/autotag]: $15,000
def. [autotag]Thiago Alves[/autotag]: $20,000

[autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Jacob Kilburn[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Bryce Mitchell[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Matt Sayles[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Joseph Solecki[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Matt Wiman[/autotag]: $15,000

[autotag]Virna Jandiroba[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Mallory Martin[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Makhmud Muradov[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Trevor Smith[/autotag]: $15,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $3,500 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,000; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2019 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

“UFC on ESPN 7: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik” – $177,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 22: Blachowicz vs. Jacare” – $192,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 21: Zabit vs. Kattar” – $132,500
“UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz” – $210,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 20: Maia vs. Askren” – $142,000
“UFC on ESPN 6: Reyes vs. Weidman” – $153,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 19: Joanna vs. Waterson” – $174,000
“UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya” – $174,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 18: Hermansson vs. Cannonier” – $149,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 17: Rodriguez vs. Stephens” – $128,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 16: Cowboy vs. Gaethje” – $151,000
“UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier” – $221,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 15: Andrade vs. Zhang” – $149,000
“UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2” – $219,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 14: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2” – $191,500
“UFC on ESPN 5: Covington vs. Lawler” – $154,000
“UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar” – $173,500
“UFC on ESPN 4: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards” – $209,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 13: De Randamie vs. Ladd” – $131,000
“UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos” – $283,500
“UFC on ESPN 3: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos” – $162,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 12 Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie” – $95,500
“UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes” – $304,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 11: Gustafsson vs. Smith” – $122,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 10: Dos Anjos vs. Lee” – $194,000
“UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade” – $250,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 9: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy” – $156,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 8: Jacare vs. Hermansson” – $199,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 7: Overeem vs. Oleinik” – $111,500
“UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2” – $253,500
“UFC on ESPN 2: Barboza vs. Gaethje” – $159,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 6: Thompson vs. Pettis” – $152,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 5: Till vs. Masvidal” – $121,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 4: Lewis vs. Dos Santos” – $193,000
“UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith” – $275,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 3: Blachowicz vs. Santos” – $164,500
“UFC on ESPN 1: Ngannou vs. Velasquez” – $176,000
“UFC 234: Whittaker vs. Gastelum” – $128,500
“UFC on ESPN+ 2: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2” – $176,000
“UFC on ESPN+ 1: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw” – $239,500

Year-to-date total: $6,880,000
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $30,514,000

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Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC on ESPN 7 with plenty of soundtracks and Kanye West

Check out all the fighter walkout songs from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 7 event in Washington, D.C.

While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well.

Inside, see what the fighters from UFC on ESPN 7 went with as their backing tracks in Washington, D.C.

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UFC on ESPN 7: Cody Stamann post-fight interview

Cody Stamannanswers questions from media after his majority draw at UFC Fight Night Washington

Photo: See the kiss-your-sister scorecard from the Stamann-Yadong draw at UFC on ESPN 7

In sports, the old adage is that a tie is like kissing your sister. That’s what Cody Stamann and Song Yadong got to experience Saturday.

In sports, the old adage is that a tie is like kissing your sister. That’s what [autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag] and [autotag]Song Yadong[/autotag] got to experience Saturday.

Stamann (18-2-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC) and Yadong (15-4-1 MMA, 4-0-1 UFC) settled for a majority draw in their bantamweight fight at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., in a fight broadcast on ESPN.

The broadcast crew of Jon Anik, Daniel Cormier and Paul Felder sure seemed to think Stamann had done enough to win the fight – especially considering Yadong had a point taken away in the first round due to an illegal knee. And the fans in Capital One Arena seemed to respond with a bit of surprise when Bruce Buffer read the scores, as well.

Check out the official scorecard above. What did you think of the fight? Who did you have winning? Sound off in our poll below.

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UFC on ESPN 7 results: Cody Stamann vs. Song Yadong ends in majority draw

A point deduction spelled the difference on the scorecards in the fight between Cody Stamann and Song Yadong.

[autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag] and [autotag]Song Yadong[/autotag] fought for 15 minutes on Saturday night, but neither walked away the victor.

At UFC DC, Stamann (18-2-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC) and Yadong (15-4 MMA, 4-0 UFC), a point deduction against Yadong made the difference as the duo fought to a majority draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28).

The bantamweight fight was part of the UFC on ESPN 7 main card at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. It aired on ESPN following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.

Controversy struck in the first round in the form of an illegal knee by Yadong. When trying to lock in a standing front choke, Yadong kneed Stamann, who was grounded, in the head. Stamann wasn’t fazed by the knee, but it’s blatancy resulted in a point deduction from referee Kevin Mulhall.

For the remainder of the fight, Stamann utilized his wrestling and strength to control Yadong. During the bout’s progression, the gap in those two departments became more and more evident. Stamann’s most dominant work during the fight came in the third round, when he was able to land hard shots from the top.

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When the scores were tallied, Stamann seemed confident he had done enough. But the judges thought otherwise. The bout was ruled a majority draw — with the 29-28 score going Stamann’s way — leaving both men without a win bonus.

Prior the fight, Stamann had split his previous two UFC appearances. Outside of a 2018 defeat to Aljamain Sterling, Stamann hasn’t suffered a loss since April 2014.

With the draw, Yadong’s unbeaten streak stays alive. Entering UFC on ESPN 7, Yadong had defeated Felipe Arantes, Vince Morales, and Alejandro Perez in his promotional tenure.

Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 7 results include:

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Rob Font and Cody Stamann offer different takes on their non-booking at UFC on ESPN 7

Rob Font and Cody Stamann on the bout that never was once UFC officials opted not to rebook them against each other at UFC on ESPN 7.

WASHINGTON – A pair of bantamweight rivals are set for action on the main card at UFC on ESPN 7, but they won’t be fighting each other.

[autotag]Rob Font[/autotag] and [autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag] were originally booked to fight at UFC on ESPN+ 12 in Greenville, S.C., but a shoulder injury forced Stamann out of the fight.

Both men were booked to fight Saturday at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., but won’t be fighting each other. Instead, Font (16-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) will kick off the main card against Ricky Simon, while Stamann (18-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) will face off against Song Yadong in the following matchup.

It could make for an interesting dynamic in the locker room as two fighters who might have expected to face off against each other instead get set to compete on the same night in separate bouts. They even are likely to be warming up alongside each other in the same red corner dressing room ahead of their bouts, which run back-to-back at the start of the main card.

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“I knew that he didn’t want that fight from the beginning,” Font said Thursday. “He’s claiming that this kid he’s fighting is the next big thing, which – he is good. Don’t get it twisted. But he doesn’t have that big Conor McGregor effect or this big buzz about him that he’s claiming. It is what it is. You can tell he didn’t want the fight from the beginning.

“We get the Cody fight in Greenville, he pulls out with a shoulder injury, and then they don’t rebook it. I don’t understand. But then they rebook him again on the same card but a whole different fight, which is – whatever.”

Stamann sees things differently and says that he always viewed Font simply as a stepping stone to bigger fights in the bantamweight division. And now he’s been handed a matchup with Yadong, he says Font has become surplus to his requirements.

“Rob Font should just count his blessings and he should just be thankful that he got Ricky Simon instead of me,” he said.

“Even when I got that fight I was like, ‘OK, I’ll fight Rob Font. It’s gonna be a nasty fight, but I’m gonna whup his ass and then I’ll fight someone that actually means something at the end of the year.’ And I’m doing that (now).”

Font said there was never any issue that left him feeling compelled to face Stamann, but suggested that his bantamweight colleague has plenty on his plate with Yadong, who could put an end to “The Spartan’s” upward trajectory on Saturday night.

“Listen, Cody goes out there, he gets put away, nobody’s talking about him no more,” he said. “It is what it is. The kid’s good, but Cody’s boring – he’s a boring fighter. I just wanted to fight him because that was the name that was thrown at me. It wasn’t a vendetta against him or a huge opportunity.”

The Boston-based bantamweight said that he’d be happy to face Stamann further down the line, though he said he isn’t clamoring for the matchup.

“Honestly, I don’t think he can make it to the fight,” he said. “I really don’t think he’ll make it to the fight. Somehow, he’s injured. The next week, he’s fine. I don’t think he’ll make it to the fight. So if the fight happens, it’s cool. I wouldn’t mind putting him away, but I’m not stressing him.”

If Font is lukewarm on eventually facing Stamann, Stamann himself is virtually ice-cold on the idea.

“I don’t really give two (expletives) about Rob Font,” Stamann said. “I mean, honestly, who the (expletive) is Rob Font? Nobody’s saying Rob Font’s the next guy to take the belt. No one’s saying anything about Rob Font. I haven’t heard (expletive) about the guy. So fighting Rob Font is completely irrelevant in my eyes.”

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Cody Stamann: Fighting a prospect like Song Yadong a deja vu moment at UFC on ESPN 7

Cody Stamann finds himself in familiar territory in his fight against Song Yadong at UFC on ESPN 7.

WASHINGTON – Song Yadong might be all the hype, but it’s nothing new for [autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag].

In his second UFC fight, Stamann took on one of Europe’s top prospects, Tom Duquesnoy, and was able to put a stop to his 12-fight unbeaten run.

Stamann (18-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) finds himself in a familiar situation in his fight against Yadong (15-4 MMA, 4-0 UFC) on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 7, since Yadong is another rising prospect.

“Obviously, Song Yadong has a ton of hype behind him, which reminds me so much of the Tom Duquesnoy fight,” Stamann told MMA Junkie on Thursday. “Everything about it: the media, the questions I’m being asked – it’s the same thing. I mean, it’s literally almost like I’m having deja vu and that was the same: 2-1 underdog, fighting a guy who’s supposed to be the best thing since sliced bread. But I think people know by now that Americans are the best. We’re the best at MMA. We just are.”

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Stamann is coming off a unanimous decision win over Alejandro Perez at UFC 235 and is off to a 4-1 start in his UFC career. He has only been stopped once in his career – a submission loss to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 228 – and doesn’t think Yadong will be able to land anything significant on him during the fight.

“Different styles – obviously, Song’s more of a boxer, Tom’s more of a kickboxer, but same thing: both dangerous finishers, both kind of untested when it came to the grappling aspect of MMA,” Stamann said. “I’m a hard guy to hit. I don’t get hit with a lot of big shots. I think in my last fight, I got hit with like three or four significant shots – so good luck landing a right hand on me.”

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UFC on ESPN 7 predictions: Overeem or Rozenstruik in heavyweight clash in D.C.?

Check out our staff’s picks for the UFC on ESPN 7 main card in Washington, D.C., featuring Alistair Overeem vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik.

	Overeem vs. Rozenstruik	Calvillo vs. Rodriguez	Rothwell vs. Struve	Kunitskaya vs. Ladd	Stamann vs. Yadong	Font vs. Simon
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2019: 203-123 (62%)	Rozenstruik (56%)	Calvillo (66%)	Rothwell (53%)	Ladd (80%)	Yadong (64%)	Font (51%)
Simon Head @simonhead 2019: 119-65 (65%)	Rozenstruik	Rodriguez	Rothwell	Ladd	Yadong	Font
Nolan King @mma_kings 2019: 115-64 (64%)	Overeem	Rodriguez	Rothwell	Ladd	Stamann	Font
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2019: 209-117 (64%)	Overeem	Calvillo	Rothwell	Ladd	Yadong	Font
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2019: 207-119 (64%) 2017 Champion	Rozenstruik	Rodriguez	Rothwell	Kunitskaya	Stamann	Font
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2019: 206-120 (63%) 2018 Champion	Rozenstruik	Calvillo	Rothwell	Ladd	Yadong	Font
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2019: 204-122 (63%)	Overeem	Rodriguez	Rothwell	Ladd	Stamann	Font
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2019: 203-123 (62%) 2014 Champion	Overeem	Rodriguez	Rothwell	Ladd	Yadong	Simon
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2019: 203-123 (62%)	Rozenstruik	Rodriguez	Rothwell	Ladd	Yadong	Font
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2019: 200-126 (61%)	Overeem	Calvillo	Rothwell	Ladd	Stamann	Font
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2019: 141-69 (60%)	Overeem	Calvillo	Rothwell	Ladd	Yadong	Font
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2019: 193-133 (59%)	Rozenstruik	Rodriguez	Rothwell	Ladd	Yadong	Font
Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2019: 131-103 (56%)	Overeem	Calvillo	Rothwell	Ladd	Stamann	Font
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2019: 172-154 (53%)	Rozenstruik	Calvillo	Struve	Kunitskaya	Stamann	Simon

The UFC is back in the nation’s capital city this week for the first time since 2011, and heavyweights top the bill.

UFC on ESPN 7 takes place Saturday at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

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In the main event, [autotag]Alistair Overeem[/autotag] (45-17 MMA, 10-6 UFC) takes on the unbeaten [autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag] (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) at heavyweight. The fight is a virtual pick’em with the oddsmakers, and it’s close with our 13 MMA Junkie editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well. Overeem has the slightest possible edge at 7-6 in our picks.

In the co-main event, [autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) badly missed weight for her women’s strawweight bout against [autotag]Marina Rodriguez[/autotag] (12-0-1 MMA, 2-0-1 UFC), but the fight will go on. Rodriguez is a slight favorite at the sports books, and she has a slight edge at 7-6 in our picks.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Ben Rothwell[/autotag] (36-12 MMA, 6-6 UFC) meets [autotag]Stefan Struve[/autotag] (29-11 MMA, 13-9 UFC) in a battle of heavyweight veterans. Rothwell has a slight betting edge around -150, but he has a massive 12-1 lead in the picks with only one of our staff members taking the 7-foot Struve.

Another picks blowout belongs to [autotag]Aspen Ladd[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in her women’s bantamweight fight against [autotag]Yana Kunitskaya[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC). Ladd is a -160 favorite, but has an 11-2 lead in the picks.

[autotag]Song Yadong[/autotag] (15-4 MMA, 4-0 UFC) is more than a 2-1 favorite in his bantamweight fight against [autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag] (18-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC), making him the heaviest favorite on the main card. But Yadong has just a 7-6 lead in the picks.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Rob Font[/autotag] (16-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) is just a slight favorite against [autotag]Ricky Simon[/autotag] (15-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in their bantamweight fight. But Font pulled off a big 11-2 rout in the picks.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Rozenstruik (56%), Calvillo (66 percent), Rothwell (53 percent), Ladd (80 percent), Yadong (64 percent) and Font (51 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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6 burning questions heading into UFC on ESPN 7

The UFC hits our nation’s capital Saturday with a card that features several fights worth your time.

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After a two-week break, the UFC is back in business. And the company returns to action with a slate of fights worth checking out.

A heavyweight matchup between the ageless [autotag]Alistair Overeem[/autotag] and undefeated [autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag] headlines the final UFC on ESPN card of 2019. The main event is just one of a string of fights that might not have the star power of the month’s biggest event, UFC 245 with it’s three title fights Dec. 14, but nonetheless have meaningful consequences for the career trajectories of the participants and rankings implications for their respective weight classes.

UFC on ESPN 7 takes place Saturday at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.

Without further ado, then, here are six burning questions as the road winds toward Saturday night in our nation’s capital.

Can Jairzinho Rozenstruik make the most of his big opportunity?

We suspect this isn’t the way the undefeated Surinamese kickboxer wanted to get his first UFC main-event opportunity. Rozenstruik (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
stepped up and accepted the bout with Overeem after Walt Harris had to drop out due to the disappearance of his stepdaughter, who was unfortunately found dead last week.

While everyone’s thoughts remain with the Harris family in its time of sorrow, the sport continues on, and Rozenstruik steps into his chance to make a statement that he’s truly arrived.

Rozenstruik has already demonstrated his veteran kickboxing skills have transferred over nicely from the ring to the cage, a point he’s hammered home each time out so far in the UFC octagon. Rozenstruik has won all three of his UFC fights via KO/TKO, with none of his fights lasting six minutes and his most recent triumph being a 29-second knockout of former UFC heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski in the intense spotlight of UFC 244.

That’s all well and good, but what happens if he fights someone with the ability to wait him out and drag him into deeper waters? Overeem (45-17 MMA, 10-6 UFC) has gotten clipped a few times, too, but he’s one of the game’s craftiest and adaptable fighters, a cerebral competitor who is not likely to be goaded into many mistakes. A victory over Arlovski is nice on a resume, but he’s a clearly diminished fighter. A win over Overeem, however, would be a statement Rozenstruik is ready for this, and ready to join the elite mix.

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