UFC 266: Curtis Blaydes vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik Prediction, Odds, and Fight Preview
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UFC 266 Curtis Blaydes vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik
The men’s heavyweight contest at UFC 266 features two of the top fighters in the division taking on each other. Curtis Blaydes vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik is a fight to not miss out on. Rozenstruik is in his pursuit to the top of the food chain in the heavyweight rankings while Blaydes is coming for redemption after his devastating loss. Take a look at the prediction, odds, and fight preview for this exciting fight. UFC 266 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 25th. The event is headlined by the featherweight title bout of Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega.
Curtis Blaydes vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik Fight Preview
Curtis Blaydes is one of the most underrated fighters in the UFC’s heavyweight division. The fighter is coming off a devastating knockout loss against Derrick Lewis. There is no doubt that Blaydes is a fighter that can put on a show. Curtis has a record of 14-3-0 with 1 No Contest fight in his professional MMA career. He is coming into UFC 266 from his one-punch KO loss against former title contender Derrick Lewis. He lost the fight via KO in the second round at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Lewis in 2021.
Blaydes has stacked his resume by fighting some of the best fighters in the world. The heavyweight powerhouse always poses the danger of knocking his opponent out. Some of his biggest wins are against Alexander Volkov, Alistair Overeem, Junior Dos Santos, Mark Hunt, and Aleksei Oleinik. Despite having won over these top fighters, Blaydes has failed to win against the superstars like Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis.
Despite a few upsets in his UFC career, Blaydes is still the #4 fighter in rankings in the heavyweight division. With the heavyweight division stacked off potential title contenders, Blaydes will have to put on a show for bringing his name into the conversation of the heavyweight title contenders.
As far as Blaydes’ opponent, Jairzinho Rozenstruik is also a fighter that is struggling to get his spot among the title contenders in the heavyweight division. The “Bigi Boy” has a record of 12-2-0 in his professional MMA career. He is coming into UFC 266 from a KO win against Augusto Sakai in 2021. With only a break of 3 months, Jairzinho is back into the octagon for his next challenge.
Like Curtis, Rozenstruik too has some amazing wins against top fighters. His wins against Allistair Overeem. Junior dos Santos, Augusto Sakai, and, Andrei Arlovski are notable. Just like his opponent, Rozenstruik has failed to get the better of the current heavyweight champion, Francis. Rozenstruik is currently ranked #6 in the heavyweight division.
UFC 266: Curtis Blaydes vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik Prediction and Odds
According to FightOdds, the highly ranked Curtis Blaydes is a favorite to win this fight with the odds of -300 against the #6 heavyweight Jairzinho, who turns out to be an underdog with betting odds of +280. This fight has a lot of chances to be shadowed by the stacked main card but makes no mistake, this one right here is a banger and you can expect some fireworks from “Bigi Boy” and “Razor”.
Prediction: Curtis Blaydes def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik via TKO, Round 3.
The reason why Blaydes might take this one is because of his kickboxing that has shown massive improvements over the years prior to his Derrik Lewis loss. The fighter is great at initiating setups and using them to land the big shot. Meanwhile, Rozenstruik solely relies on the counter and Blaydes could use that to his advantage with his range. But one cannot write off the potential Rozenstruik has.
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