Jairzinho Rozenstruik definitely did not agree with referee Herb Dean’s decision to stop his fight against Alexander Volkov at UFC Vegas 56.
Dean gave up the fight after Volkov broke Rozenstruik with a lightning-fast right hand followed by a downpour early in the first round at Saturday’s main event, leaving “Bigi Boy” hesitant and falling to a knee while eating shots against the cage. Although Rozenstruik was essentially moving away from the stoppage, he was still absorbing many blows in a row after Volkov’s initial blow that injured him.
In any case, Rozenstruik had problems with Dean’s decision, as he explained in his first statement issued after the act was over.
“I’m a little confused about how the fight went and I’m disappointed that it has stopped,” Rozenstruik said on Twitter. “It was definitely a worrying situation, but I was far from giving up the fight. Was anyone lying on the ground with their eyes closed? This is what we call a knockout.”
(1/2) Hello everyone. I’m a little confused about how the fight went and I’m disappointed it stopped. It was certainly a worrying situation, but he was far from giving up the fight. Did anyone lie on the floor with their eyes closed? This is what we call a knockout. # UFCVegas56
– Jairzinho ‘BIGI BOY’ Rozenstruik (@JairRozenstruik) June 5, 2022
(2/2) Alexander and I basically start exchanging some strong blows. The things you all wanted to see! Many thanks to @AlexDragoVolkov for fighting. I have no noticeable damage and I like to fight soon. # UFCVegas56
– Jairzinho ‘BIGI BOY’ Rozenstruik (@JairRozenstruik) June 5, 2022
A savage exchange resulted in Rozenstruik triggering a burst of left and right hooks without any of the shots slipping through Volkov’s defense.
In return, the Russian threw a straight in the middle, and that was the punch that hurt Rozenstruik before the final sequence.
The 34-year-old Suriname fighter felt that the action had just begun when Dean ended the contest, but he has no ill will towards Volkov to do his job in the cage.
“Alexander and I basically started exchanging some strong strikes,” Rozenstruik said. “Things you all wanted to see! Thank you very much Alexander Volkov for taking the fight. I have no noticeable damage and I like to fight soon.”
With the stoppage, Rozenstruik suffered his third defeat in his last four fights after also falling to interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane and Curtis Blaydes in recent decisions.
Undefeated in the first 10 fights of his career, Rozenstruik now has an overall 12-4 record as he seeks to get back on track when he returns to action in his next fight.