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UFC 252 free fight: Jairzinho Rozenstruik starches Junior Albini in promotional debut

Relive Jairzinho Rozenstruik’s finish of Junior Albini as “Bigi Boy” made a big impression on his UFC debut.

[autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag] is not one to leave things in the hands of the judges.

Rozenstruik (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) made his promotional debut at UFC on ESPN+ 2 in February 2019 when he faced [autotag]Junior Albini[/autotag] in enemy territory.

Albini took the fight to the mat with an early takedown on the experienced kickboxer and was able to control Rozenstruik by advancing positions and attempting submissions, but Rozenstruik hung tough. Rozenstruik momentarily made his way back up, but was taken down once again.

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This time Albini took Rozenstruik’s back, but “Bigi Boy” defended well and eventually reversed position on the Brazilian before eventually bringing the fight back into his realm by getting back to his feet.

After Rozenstruik turned up the power in Round 2 and blasted Albini with a four-piece combination, finishing with a head kick, that sent Albini to the canvas for a spectacular win.

Rozenstruik went on to stop his next three opponents, including a comeback knockout of Alistair Overeem last December. But, in his last outing, Rozenstruik suffered his first career blemish in a knockout loss to Francis Ngannou at UFC 249.

Rozenstruik returns on Aug. 15 when he meets former UFC heavyweight champion [autotag]Junior Dos Santos[/autotag] (21-7 MMA, 15-6 UFC) at UFC 252, which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.

Before he faces Dos Santos, relive Rozenstruik’s finish of Albini in the video above.

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UFC on ESPN 10 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: $95,000 payout is lowest of 2020

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 10 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $95,000.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 10 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $95,000.

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 10 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 10 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag]: $5,000
[autotag]Jessica Eye[/autotag]: $10,000

[autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag]: $5,000
[autotag]Karl Roberson[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Charles Rosa[/autotag]: $5,000
[autotag]Kevin Aguilar[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag]: $10,000
[autotag]Charles Jourdain[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Jordan Espinosa[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Mark De La Rosa[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Mariya Agapova[/autotag]: $3,500
[autotag]Hannah Cifers[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Merab Dvalishvili[/autotag]: $5,000
[autotag]Gustavo Lopez[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Julia Avila[/autotag]: $3,500
[autotag]Gina Mazany[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Tyson Nam[/autotag]: $3,500
[autotag]Zarrukh Adashev[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Christian Aguilera[/autotag]: $3,500
[autotag]Anthony Ivy[/autotag]: $3,500

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 2020 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $2,424,500
2019 total: $7,370,500
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $33,429,000