Heavyweights Tai Tuivasa and Jairzinho Rozenstruik are anticipated to conflict on the upcoming UFC 305 card, which takes place in Perth, Australia, on Aug. 17.
A number of folks with information of the promotion’s plans confirmed the information to MMA Combating on Saturday, with each fighters verbally agreeing to the matchup.
Tuivasa is at present No. 9 at heavyweight within the MMA Combating World Rankings, whereas Rozenstruik is hanging on to a quantity at 15.
For Tuivasa, he returns house to Australia in hopes of ending his present four-fight shedding streak within the UFC. Most lately, Tuivasa was submitted by Marcin Tybura within the first spherical again in March.
In his 4 losses, Tuivasa has fallen by knockout twice and submission twice. He makes an attempt to finish his skid and doubtlessly save his job when he returns in August.
In the meantime, Rozenstruik appears to construct on his latest win over Shamil Gaziev, which put him again on observe after a submission loss to Jailton Almeida. Total, Rozenstruik has gone 2-3 in his previous 5 fights, however he goals to win a second battle in a row for the primary time since he rattled off 4 straight to begin his UFC profession.
Tuivasa vs. Rozenstruik joins a rising card headed to UFC 305 with middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis defending his title in the primary occasion in opposition to Israel Adesanya.
