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Heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik said that he will not hesitate from fighting Francis Ngannou again. The Suriname native also discussed his upcoming fight against Junior dos Santos.

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Last May, Rozenstruik suffered his first-ever loss in the UFC. The 32-year-old was on the verge of receiving a title shot. However, he was brutally knocked out by former title challenger Francis Ngannou in 20 seconds. In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Rozenstruik talked about his only MMA loss.

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Jairzinho Rozenstruik has no regrets

Even though he was disposed of quickly, Rozenstruik has no regrets. The #6 ranked contender asserted that his dream is still alive.

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“Regret? No. It was a big chance. We know It was a big fight, a big challenge. It didn’t go my way, my dream still alive. I hope he becomes champion. If you ask me to fight him tomorrow, I’ll fight him again. 

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“It’s respect. Its all business and I wish him luck. And hopefully, I’ll see him around.”

Rozenstruik did not talk much about post-fight feelings. But he acknowledged that it did not feel good.

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“We don’t really get into it. It happens in fights. A loss, a defeat is always not good, not nice. And yeah, It sucks… Now I am back in the gym, training hard. Let’s try it again, lets go back in the octagon. That’s most what I am looking forward to. 

Rozenstruik talks about his next fight

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The 10-1 fighter will fight former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos at UFC 252. Both Santos and Rozenstruik train at the same gym. As per Rozenstruik, they have never trained together before.

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“I just get the opportunity and then I say yes. I mean no disrespect to Junior. He’s a nice guy. We train by the same gym. Every time I see him, he is always nice… Good guy. But at the end of the day, it’s gonna be business that we have to settle. If I see an opportunity, I take it.” 

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