Jairzinho Rozenstruik gets 100% real on "dirty" UFC cut after Sergei Pavlovich loss: "It was on the internet before I knew it"

Jairzinho Rozenstruik recently expressed disappointment with how the UFC handled his release.

'Bigi Boy' was on a two-fight win streak before he faced Sergei Pavlovich in February at UFC Saudi Arabia. Following a three-round bout, Rozenstruik lost to the Russian fighter by unanimous decision. Shortly afterward, the promotion announced the Surinamese fighter's release.

During a recent interview on The Ariel Helwani Show, Rozenstruik voiced his disappointment at the cut though he doesn't seem to hold any grudge:

"I had a good run with the UFC, and the UFC wasn't bad to me. The way they cut me was dirty, but as I say, if there's no need for each other together anymore, then we gotta move on, but I can't say anything bad [about] the UFC."

Rozenstruik further explained his reasons for calling the method of UFC releasing him as "dirty":

"I flew down from Saudi Arabia, it's a long trip. Came home tired. I went to bed. It was a big time difference, so I was sleeping during the day, and I got several phone calls. So, it was on the internet before I knew it."

Check out Jairzinho Rozenstruik's comments below (via @jedigoodman on X):

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A look into Jairzinho Rozenstruik's UFC career

Jairzinho Rozenstruik's career with the UFC kicked off in 2019. In his first four fights for the promotion, he beat Junior Albini, Allen Crowder, former undisputed champion Andrei Arlovski, and former title challenger Alistair Overeem. But after this strong start, he began a difficult stretch of his career where he had several ups and downs.

Rozenstruik faced his first loss in the UFC and MMA against Francis Ngannou, who knocked him out in 20 seconds. Subsequently, 'Bigi Boy' had victories against Junior Dos Santos, Augusto Sakai, Chris Daukaus, Shamil Ghaziev, and Tai Tuivasa. In between those wins, he faced some losses as well, against Ciryl Gane, Curtis Blaydes, Alexander Volkov, Jailton Almeida, and Sergei Pavlovich. He ran up a record of 9-6 in the UFC (15-6 overall).