Two Days After Knockout Win, Rozenstruik Agrees to Face Overeem at UFC on ESPN 7

After vanquishing Andrei Arlovski in just 29 seconds at UFC 244, Jairzinho Rozenstruik said he was ready to get in another Octagon appearance before the conclusion of 2019.

The Suriname native will get his wish, as he has agreed to step in for Walt Harris and face Alistair Overeem in the UFC on ESPN 7 headliner on Dec. 7. ESPN.com was first to report the new heavyweight contest. Harris withdrew from the bout to devote his full attention to the search for his missing stepdaughter.

UFC on ESPN 7 takes place at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., and also features a key women’s bantamweight tilt between Aspen Ladd and Yana Kunitskaya. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN and…