Pros react after Jairzinho Rozenstruik forces Shamil Gaziev to quit at UFC Vegas 87

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 87 event was headlined by a heavyweight bout featuring Jairzinho Rozenstruik taking on Shamil Gaziev.

Rozenstruik (14-5 MMA) had entered the bout looking to rebound, this after suffering a submission loss to Jailton Almeida in his most previous effort last May in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to that setback, ‘Bigi Boy’ had earned a first-round knockout victory over Chris Daukaus (see that here).

Meanwhile, Shamil Gaziev (12-1 MMA) entered today’s headliner boasting a perfect professional record in MMA. The highly touted heavyweight prospect made his Octagon debut three months ago at December’s UFC 296 event, where he scored a second-round TKO victory over Martin Buday.

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 87 main event resulted in a TKO victory for Jairzinho Rozenstruik following the conclusion of round four. ‘Bigi Boy’ was able to stifle the grappling of Shamil Gaziev early and often in the fight and proceeded to pepper his powerful opponent with jabs and low kicks throughout the twenty-minute affair. After a lopsided five minutes in the fourth frame, Gaziev seemingly had no interest in continuing and the referee eventually stepped in and called a stop to the contest. It was a disappointing ending, but still a solid and impressive performance from the veteran.

Official UFC Vegas 87 Results: Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Shamil Gaziev via TKO (referee stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 4

Check out how the pros reacted to ‘Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev’ below:

https://twitter.com/aaronbronsteter/status/1764071897665352162 https://twitter.com/demianmaia/status/1764073980460220589 https://twitter.com/aaronbronsteter/status/1764073749488222473 https://twitter.com/aaronbronsteter/status/1764075134216704465 https://twitter.com/WonderboyMMA/status/1764075245277749312 https://twitter.com/POSTERBOYJM/status/1764075899866259953 https://twitter.com/Cody_Durden/status/1764076529527500864

Post-fight reactions to Jairzinho Rozenstruik defeating Shamil Gaziev at UFC Vegas 87:

https://twitter.com/AlanJouban/status/1764076961658191946 https://twitter.com/AlanJouban/status/1764078071856955779 https://twitter.com/POSTERBOYJM/status/1764077644185043293 https://twitter.com/Cody_Durden/status/1764077432154226937

Who would you like to see Jairzinho Rozenstruik fight next following his TKO victory over Shamil Gaziev this evening in Sin City?