Heavyweights Tai Tuivasa, Jairzinho Rozenstruik to Meet at UFC 305 in Perth

A heavyweight scrap pitting Tai Tuivasa against Jairzinho Rozenstruik has been added to the UFC 305 lineup.

Multiple outlets confirmed the pairing after Tuivasa initially revealed the matchup on Alex Pereira’s video blog. UFC 305 takes place at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, on Aug. 17 and is headlined by a middleweight championship bout between Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya.

🚨 Tai Tuivasa says he has a fight booked against Jairzinho Rozenstruik at #UFC305 in Perth 👀

🎥 YT / @AlexPereiraUFC #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/3GYA7a4vjX

— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 21, 2024

Tuivasa is mired in a four-fight losing streak under the UFC banner. During that stretch, “Bam Bam” has been finished by the likes of Marcin Tybura, Alexander Volkov, Sergei Pavlovich and Ciryl Gane. That skid was preceded by a five-fight Octagon winning streak for the affable Aussie.

Rozenstruik, meanwhile, has won two of his last three Octagon appearances. Most recently, “Bigi Boy” scored a fourth-round TKO win against Shamil Gaziev in the UFC Fight Night 238 headliner on March 2.