While Jairzinho
Rozenstruik has a few names in mind after stopping the
previously-undefeated Shamil
Gaziev at
UFC Fight Night 238, he isn’t willing to get fixated on chasing
any one matchup.
After losing the opening frame due to a grappling exchange,
Rozenstruik jabbed Gaziev for three rounds, compromising the
Russian’s vision, leading to a TKO via retirement at the end of the
fourth. Having fought only once in 2023, Rozenstruik hopes to stay
more active with a return planned for this summer.
At Saturday’s post-fight press conference, the Surinamese
heavyweight named Tai
Tuivasa, Derrick
Lewis, Sergey
Spivak and interim champ Tom
Aspinall as potential future opponents. Rozenstruik also
doesn’t want to get tied down to one particular booking as it
involves the risk of inactivity if the opponent isn’t ready.
“When I’d like to fight next would be close [to] July, August. And
who I’d like to fight, you know what it is, I never say a name
because then when that person doesn’t get time to fight then you
stalk out of the game,” Rozenstruik said. “That’s why I never call
someone out. But there are a couple of names that I didn’t face
yet, for example Tai
Tuivasa, Derrick [Lewis], Sergey
Spivak, Tom
Aspinall, name it. But I never call someone out cause I don’t
wanna wait on their time. So I wanna be in shape, come back, who’s
available? Let’s get in.”