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The UFC Vegas 87 early (and official) weigh ins are now complete (get full results and video here), which means heavyweight headliners Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Shamil Gaziev came face-to-face for the second-to-last time in advance of their ESPN+ main event on Sat., March 2, 2024 at APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Watch them come nose-to-nose in the embedded video above (more staredowns below).

205 lbs.: Vitor Petrino vs. Tyson Pedro

135 lbs.: Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Bekzat Almakhan

Nothing left to do now except fight.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 87 fight card RIGHT HERE, starting with the ESPN+ preliminary card matchups, which are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET, then the remaining main card balance (also on ESPN+) at 4 p.m. ET.

To check out the latest and greatest UFC Vegas 87 news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here. For the updated and finalized “Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev” fight card and ESPN+ lineup click here.

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Chael Sonnen seems to be confused about Jorge Masvidal calling him out — and calling him a “fake-ass gangster” — but as expected, Sonnen had some things to say in response.

Masvidal mentioned how he’d love to fight Sonnen, calling Sonnen plenty of choice names on The MMA Hour. While Sonnen had plenty to say in regards to the interview, he also wanted to address the fake gangster part of the equation.

“Jorge Masvidal tried to come at me and call me a fake gangster. I have more felonies than he does, which is jailhouse talk. I wouldn’t expect any of you to be impressed by that, but it means he sleeps on the bottom bunk, and he will know what that means,” Sonnen said on his YouTube channel.

Masvidal discussed competing in a boxing match now that he has retired from MMA, perhaps with former UFC opponent Nate Diaz, and also mentioned Sonnen as an ideal opponent.

“But Chael would be one guy I would love to break his eye orbital,” Masvidal said. “Just because he’s such a cheating f***. He’s gotten caught with more substances in his body than any other competitor in history. At one time he had six or seven difference substances in his body for one of his title fights. You’re a f****** piece of s*** human being. You could go out there and hurt somebody just so you can f****** make a paycheck? Because when you’re on steroids, as everybody knows you become a super soldier. So Chael would be somebody I would love to f*** up. And I would just tell him do all the steroids you want, it doesn’t matter. I’m still going to break your eye orbital.”

Sonnen was told by many people around him that Masvidal challenged him to a fight, but when Sonnen went back and saw the words said by “Gamebred,” he wasn’t sure if it was for sanctioned or non-sanctioned combat.

“I didn’t know if I was challenged or if I was threatened,” Sonnen said. “If I was a competitive fighter, I would understand — I have been challenged. By a guy much littler than I, but I have been challenged nonetheless, in an equal opportunity. I didn’t say you’ve got to be bigger. Laws of the streets, I would prefer it. But either way, if it’s your idea, we’ll overlook that.

“But because I’m not a competitive fighter, I felt that I was threatened. Either way, policy will still be applied. I will not let him get close. I cannot trust Jorge Masvidal. [He] will be in Miami next week, where I will be. Jorge Masvidal will be at [UFC 299] next week, where I will be. It sounds to me like we’re starting to bring pieces together. Now, he will have to wave to me, I will have to send up an usher to bring him a few levels down so he can get a little closer to the action where I’ll be seated, but we can have that chat.

“I will be the person in the nice trim suit with the somewhat dimmed glasses and a crowd of people onlooking. I assume he will be the thug with a hood up that I need to have my eye out for.”

Sonnen then went on to question why Masvidal would post images on social media of him in Diaz’s home city of Stockton, Calif., more so because someone took the photo of the inaugural “BMF” champion — which in Sonnen’s eyes means he rolled up in Stockton with multiple people. Sonnen deemed that a “coward” move.

Sonnen ultimately didn’t take Masvidal’s visit to Stockton gym seriously, but that doesn’t mean that he’ll keep his guard down if he has a run-in with Masvidal next week in Miami.

“Am I being asked for something,” Sonnen asked. “Am I being asked for my hand? Am I being asked to meet at a certain location at a certain time? I can’t imagine that I would start [saying no to Masvidal] now by saying no to my friend. Or am I being fake threatened? Because I know Nate wasn’t real threatened … and I know [Masvidal] was wearing a sweatshirt with a hood on it, which is the very thing that he wore on his mugshot on TMZ the night that he attacked Colby Covington. I’ve got to take this guy at his word.

“So if he’s looking for me, I just ask that he say — so I can be clear — a few more words.”

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All the fights for UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev card on Saturday 2 March 2024. With betting odds, start time, date, fight card, and information on how to watch.

• Event: UFC Vegas 87 Fight Night: “Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev”
• Date: Sat, 2nd March, 2024
• Location: UFC APEX, Las Vegas, NV
• Broadcast: ESPN+ (1:30 p.m. ET Prelims | 4 p.m. ET Main Card)

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev Full fight card

Main Card

• Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Shamil Gaziev: Heavyweight
• Vitor Petrino vs. Tyson Pedro: Light Heavyweight
• Alex Perez vs. Muhammad Mokaev: Flyweight
• Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Bekzat Almakhan: Bantamweight
• Matt Schnell vs. Steve Erceg: Flyweight

Prelims

• Eryk Anders vs. Jamie Pickett: Middleweight
• Vinicius Oliveira vs. Bernardo Sopaj: Bantamweight
• Aiemann Zahabi vs. Javid Basharat: Bantamweight
• Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Claudio Ribeiro: Middleweight
• Ludovit Klein vs. AJ Cunningham: Lightweight
• Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Loik Radzhabov: Lightweight

*Fight card, bout order, and number of fights are subject to change

Start date and time For UFC 87

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev takes place on Saturday, March 2nd, at the UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The main card will start at 4 p.m. ET. The event starts with the early preliminary card that will begin at 1.30 p.m. ET In the UK, the main event starts at 9 p.m. GMT with the Prelims starting at 6.30 p.m. GMT.

Betting Odds

And closing in on his first headliner under the promotional banner, unbeaten heavyweight finisher, Shamil Gaziev is also closing as a significant betting favorite to topple Suriname knockout ace, Jairzinho Rozenstruik – and continue his route through the heavyweight ranks with what would come as his most high-profile win to date.

Riding an unbeaten record spanning the course of 12 fights into his first main event tilt at UFC Vegas 87 this weekend, Dagestan-born contender, Gaziev earned his way to a spot on Dana White’s Contender Series with roughshod runs through contenders under the banner of Middle Eastern organization, Brave CF.

And turning in a victory over Greg Velasco with a first round rear-naked choke win on DWCS late last year, Bahrain-based upstart, Gaziev made his promotional bow at UFC 296 in December – landing a second round TKO win over Martin Buday. 

Fast-tracked to a promotional main event, ahead of UFC Vegas 87, Shamil Gaziev is currently listed as an impressive -124 betting favorite over at https://pickdawgz.com/mma-picks/ – with perennial contender, Jaizinho Rozenstruik a current betting underdog as high as +124.

Himself looking for a certain uptake in promotional form, former top-challenger, Rozenstruik has turned in a lacklustre 1-3 record in his last four most recent fights – with his sole win in that timeframe coming in the form of a first round knockout of Chris Daukaus inside just 23-seconds.

During his Octagon tenure, Suriname kickboxer, Rozenstruik has, however, landed other notable wins over the likes of Alistair Overeem, Andre Arlovski, former champion, Junior dos Santos, and a main event stoppage of Augusto Sakai. 

Also of note on the main card – unbeaten bantamweight contender, Umar Nurmagomedov makes his long-anticipated return in a fight against short-notice replacement, Bekzat Almakhan.

Apparently struggling in his bid to find a willing dance partner to welcome him back to active competition, Nurmagomedov was forced from a high-profile main event clash atop a ‘Fight Night’ billed card against former interim championship challenger, Cory Sandhagen last year.

Boasting an impressive 16-0 professional record, Nurmagomedov is currently closing as high as a -1,200 betting favorite to beat promotional newcomer, Almakhan – with many fans and punters seeing the inclusion of the Russian into a parlay play as a must for this event.

Teased with the prospect of a flyweight title fight awaiting him with success against kingpin, Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 301 as soon as May, unbeaten star, Muhammaed Mokaev takes on former title challenger, Alex Perez on the card – in a high-profile showcase.

Closing the line as a betting favorite ahead of fight night, Mokaev can be backed as high as -340 to best the returning Perez in this weekend’s UFC Vegas 87 main card pairing – as he rides wins over Cody Durden, Charles Johnson, Malcolm Gordon, Jafel Filho, and former title challenger, Tim Elliott into his return. 

Two more interesting main card parlay plays for punters could be viewed in the form of the card’s opener as Matt Schnell takes on Steve Erceg, while the returning, Tyson Pedro co-headlines against Vitor Petrino. 

Schnell is currently available as high as +340 as a betting underdog to beat the returning, Erceg, while Australian veteran, Pedro is a current +260 betting underdog himself to beat Petrino. 

Tickets

You can buy tickets for UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev here:

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev Promo Trailer

Live streams

UFC Vegas 87 is live on ESPN+ and in the UK it is available on TNT Sports.

What is Next after UFC Vegas 87?

The event that follows UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev is UFC 299: O’Malley vs. Vera 2 on the 9th of March 2024 at the Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida, U.S.

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The UFC octagon is back at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 238 fight card.  

The event is headlined by a heavyweight showdown between Jairzinho Rozenstruik (13-5) and undefeated Shamil Gaziev (12-0).  Gaziev was the first fighter to step on the scales and came in at 261 pounds.      

UFC Vegas 87 Official Weigh-In Results

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

• Jairzinho Rozenstruik (257) vs. Shamil Gaziev (261)
• Tyson Pedro (205.5) vs. Vitor Petrino (205.5)
• Muhammad Mokaev (126) vs. Alex Perez (125.5)
• Bekzat Almakhan (136) vs. Umar Nurmagomedov (136)
• Stephen Erceg (126) vs. Matt Schnell (126)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 12:30 p.m. ET)

• Eryk Anders (185.5) vs. Jamie Pickett (186)
• Vinicius Oliveira (135.5) vs. Bernardo Sopai (135.5)
• Javid Basharat (136) vs. Aiemann Zahabi (135.5)
• Christian Duncan (186) vs. Claudio Ribeiro (185.5)
• A.J. Cunningham (155.5) vs. Ludovit Klein (156)
• Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady (156) vs. Loik Radzhabov (155.5)

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Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Shamil Gaziev made weight for their big man battle at the APEX.

The UFC Vegas 87 headliners were the largest fighters on the scales, but both were well within the heavyweight limit as they served as bookends for Friday’s official weigh-ins. Gaziev was the first fighter to show, coming in at 261 pounds, while Rozenstruik closed out the proceedings, coming in at 257 pounds.

Rozenstruik looks to defend his No. 15 spot in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings against the undefeated Gaziev, who made a successful UFC debut against Martin Buday at UFC 296 this past December.

In the co-main event, light heavyweights Vitor Petrino and Tyson Pedro also successfully made weight, both registering at 205.5 pounds.

All 22 fighters competing at Saturday’s UFC APEX event weighed in within the division limit, including flyweight contenders Alex Perez (125.5) and Muhammad Mokaev (126), and undefeated bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov (136) and his opponent Bekzat Almakhan (136).

See UFC Vegas 87 official weigh-in results below.

Main Card (ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET)

Jairzinho Rozenstruik (257) vs. Shamil Gaziev (261)

Vitor Petrino (205.5) vs. Tyson Pedro (205.5)

Alex Perez (125.5) vs. Muhammad Mokaev (126)

Umar Nurmagomedov (136) vs. Bekzat Almakhan (136)

Matt Schnell (126) vs. Steve Erceg (126)

Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 1:30 p.m. ET)

Eryk Anders (185.5) vs. Jamie Pickett (186)

Vinicius Oliveira (135.5) vs. Bernardo Sopai (135.5)

Aiemann Zahabi (135.5) vs. Javid Basharat (136)

Christian Leroy Duncan (186) vs. Claudio Ribeiro (185.5)

Ludovit Klein (156) vs. Ạ.J. Cunningham (155.5)

Loik Radzhabov (155.5) vs. Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady (156)

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