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UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai Full Card Preview

We are back! After a one-week hiatus, the UFC returns to the Apex for UFC Vegas 28 featuring heavyweights Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai. The 14-fight card is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN+.

In the co-main event, Walt Harris and Marcin Tybura exchange in a heavyweight bout. The prelims, which lead into the 7 p.m. ET main card start, is headlined by women’s flyweight fighters Montana De La Rosa and Ariane Lipski.

Check back for Question Mark Kicks, when Matt and Craig offer their final thoughts at 2 p.m. ET Saturday.

Lightweight

Claudio Puelles (+169)

Record: 9-2 (2-1 UFC) | Age: 25
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 2 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Marcos Mariano (un. dec.); def. Felipe Silva (R3 kneebar); L to Martin Bravo (R2 TKO)

Jordan Leavitt (-208)

Record: 8-0 (1-0 UFC) | Age: 26
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 1 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Matt Wiman (R1 KO); def. Luke Flores (R1 arm triangle); def. Leivon Lewis (R2 anaconda)

Featherweight

Youssef Zalal (+155)

Record: 10-4 (3-2 UFC) | Age: 24
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 2 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 4 DEC
Recent fights: L to Seung Woo Choi (un. dec.); L to Ilia Topuria (un. dec.); def. Peter Barrett (un. dec.)

Sean Woodson (-187)

Record: 7-1 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 79″
Wins: 2 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Julian Erosa (R3 d’arce); def. Kyle Bochniak (un. dec.); def. Terrance McKinney (R2 KO)

Women’s Flyweight

Tabatha Ricci (+390)

Record: 5-0 (UFC debut) | Age: 26
Height: 5-1 | Reach: 62″
Wins: 1 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Shawna Ormsby (R2 TKO); def. Vanessa Marie Grimes (R1 armbar); def. Kelsey Arnesen (un. dec.)

Manon Fiorot (-537)

Record: 6-1 (1-0 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 66″
Wins: 5 KO | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Victoria Leonardo (R2 TKO); def. Gabriela Campo (R1 TKO); def. Naomi Tataroglu (R2 TKO)

Lightweight

Alan Patrick (+238)

Record: 15-3 (5-3 UFC) | Age: 37
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 4 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: L to Bobby Green (un. dec.); L to Scott Holtzman (R3 TKO); def. Damir Hadzovic (un. dec.)

Mason Jones (-304)

Record: 10-1 (0-1 UFC) | Age: 26
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 4 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: L to Mike Davis (un. dec.); def. Adam Proctor (R1 TKO); def. Joe McColgan (R1 TKO)

Welterweight

Francisco Trinaldo (+201)

Record: 26-7 (16-6 UFC) | Age: 42
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 10 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 3 SUB
Recent fights: def. Jai Herbert (R3 KO); def. John Makdessi (un. dec.); def. Bobby Green (un. dec.)

Muslim Salikhov (-247)

Record: 17-2 (4-1 UFC) | Age: 36
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 69.5″
Wins: 11 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Elizeu Zaleski (split dec.); def. Laureano Staropoli (un. dec.); def. Nordine Taleb (R1 KO)

Heavyweight

Tanner Boser (-201)

Record: 19-7-1 (3-2 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 75.5″
Wins: 10 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Andrei Arlovski (un. dec.); def. Raphael Pessoa (R2 TKO); def. Philipe Lins (R1 TKO)

Ilir Latifi (+164)

Record: 14-8 (7-6 UFC) | Age: 37
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 5 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 4 KO
Recent fights: L to Derrick Lewis (un. dec.); L to Volkan Oezdemir (R2 TKO); L to Corey Anderson (un. dec.)

Women’s Flyweight

Montana De La Rosa (-272)

Record: 11-6-1 (4-2-1 UFC) | Age: 26
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 8 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: Draw with Mayra Bueno Silva (maj. dec.); L to Viviane Araujo (un. dec.); def. Mara Borella (un. dec.)

Ariane Lipski (+217)

Record: 13-6 (2-3 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 67″
Wins: 6 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: L to Antonina Shevchenko (R2 TKO); def. Luana Carolina (R1 kneebar); def. Isabela de Padua (un. dec.)

Featherweight

Makwan Amirkhani (-267)

Record: 16-5 (6-3 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 1 KO, 11 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Edson Barboza (un. dec.); def. Danny Henry (R1 anaconda); L to Shane Burgos (R3 TKO)

Kamuela Kirk (+211)

Record: 11-4 (UFC debut) | Age: 27
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 5 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Daniel Swain (R2 retirement); def. Guilherme Santos (R1 TKO); L to Bruno Souza (split dec.)

Middleweight

Tom Breese (-248)

Record: 12-3 (5-3 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 73.5″
Wins: 4 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Omari Akhmedov (R2 arm triangle); def. KB Bhullar (R1 TKO); L to Brendan Allen (R1 TKO)

Antonio Arroyo (+198)

Record: 9-4 (0-2 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 73.5″
Wins: 4 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Deron Winn (un. dec.); L to Andre Muniz (un. dec.); def. Stephen Regman (R2 arm triangle)

Middleweight

Dusko Todorovic (-154)

Record: 10-1 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 6 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Punahele Soriano (R1 TKO); def. Dequan Townsend (R2 TKO); def. Teddy Ash (un. dec.)

Gregory Rodrigues (+128)

Record: 9-3 (UFC debut) | Age: 29
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 4 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: def. Josh Fremd (R1 TKO); def. Al Matavao (R2 KO); L to Jordan Williams (R1 TKO)

Welterweight

Santiago Ponzinibbio (-101)

Record: 27-4 (9-3 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 15 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 3 KO
Recent fights: L to Jingliang Li (R1 KO); def. Neil Magny (R4 KO); def. Mike Perry (un. dec.)

Miguel Baeza (-122)

Record: 10-0 (3-0 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 74.5″
Wins: 7 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Takashi Sato (R2 arm triangle); def. Matt Brown (R2 KO); def. Hector Aldana (R2 TKO)

Middleweight

Roman Dolidze (-148)

Record: 8-1 (2-1 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 4 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: L to Trevin Giles (un. dec.); def. John Allan (split dec.); def. Khadis Ibragimov (R1 TKO)

Laureano Staropoli (+121)

Record: 9-3 (2-2 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 71.5″
Wins: 5 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Tim Means (un. dec.); L to Muslim Salikhov (un. dec.); def. Thiago Alves (un. dec.)

Heavyweight

Walt Harris (+142)

Record: 13-9 (6-8 UFC) | Age: 37
Height: 6-5 | Reach: 81″
Wins: 13 KO | Losses: 4 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Alexander Volkov (R2 KO); L to Alistair Overeem (R2 TKO); def. Aleksei Oleinik (R1 KO)

Marcin Tybura (-173)

Record: 21-6 (8-5 UFC) | Age: 35
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 78″
Wins: 7 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 4 KO
Recent fights: def. Greg Hardy (R2 TKO); def. Ben Rothwell (un. dec.); def. Maxim Grishin (un. dec.)

Heavyweight

Jairzinho Rozenstruik (-128)

Record: 11-2 (5-2 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 6-4 | Reach: 78″
Wins: 10 KO | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Ciryl Gane (un. dec.); def. Junior dos Santos (R2 TKO); L to Francis N’Gannou (R1 TKO)

Augusto Sakai (+104)

Record: 15-2-1 (4-1 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 77″
Wins: 11 KO | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Alistair Overeem (R5 TKO); def. Blagoy Ivanov (split dec.); def. Marcin Tybura (R1 TKO)

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