{"id":428521,"date":"2026-01-21T21:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/428521\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T21:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:21:09","slug":"ex-ufc-fighter-jairzinho-rozenstruik-faces-multiple-charges-allegedly-bit-his-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/428521\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-UFC fighter Jairzinho Rozenstruik faces multiple charges, allegedly \u2018bit\u2019 his partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ex-UFC fighter Jairzinho Rozenstruik is currently in custody after being arrested in Florida on two separate charges listed as a domestic violence offense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Online court records show that Rozenstruik was arrested on Jan. 19 by the Pembroke Pines Police Department and taken to the main jail where he was hit with a pair of charges and also placed on an immigration hold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The immigration hold is set for 48 hours with that charge hitting on Jan. 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Based on records, Rozenstruik was hit with a third-degree felony for false imprisonment with his bond set at $2,500. A second misdemeanor charge was also levied against Rozenstruik for touch or strike\/battery\/domestic violence with a $1,000 bond.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1eezmj01\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.mmafighting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-21-at-11.44.11%E2%80%AFAM.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1360\" data-pswp-width=\"2284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"w91vxg0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8+R8AAtcB6oaHtZcAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-21-at-11.44.11\u202fAM.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">A police report obtained by MMA Fighting from the Pembroke Pines Police Department revealed that officers responded to a \u201csuspicious incident\u201d and upon further investigation they determined it was \u201ca domestic battery incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Police stated that Rozenstruik \u201cmade vague allegations\u201d that his partner (who is not identified by name or relation in the report) was pushing him during an argument and advised officers \u201cthey figured it out\u201d and did not need law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Rozenstruik claimed he got into an argument with his partner and she pushed him with one arm but did not touch or strike him. Police stated that Rozenstruik was \u201cuncooperative and did not want to provide any further<br \/>information\u201d and that his partner had left the house.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Police eventually returned to the residence where they made contact with Rozenstruik\u2019s partner and she told authorities that she got into an argument with the ex-UFC fighter while they were driving to their storage unit. The alleged victim claimed \u201cduring the argument she chose to ignore Jairzinho which prompted him to allegedly<br \/>actually and intentionally slap her hand causing her cell phone to fall to the car floor.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">She claims she picked up the phone and Rozenstruik struck her hand again and then she attempted to exit the vehicle when the veteran heavyweight allegedly \u201cgrabbed her by the arm to prevent her from leaving the vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">She told police she \u201cpunched Jairzinho with a closed fist in the head multiple times in self-defense\u201d The police report states that she stayed in the vehicle as the argument continued before Rozenstruik parked and he \u201cattempted to kiss\u201d her but she declined and called him \u201ca nasty beast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">She told police that comment angered Rozenstruik and \u201che allegedly actually and intentionally bit her right bicep against her will.\u201d Rozenstruik allegedly then moved the car to a new location where the argument continued and \u201cshe attempted to exit the vehicle again and Jairzinho actually and intentionally grabbed her arm<br \/>preventing her from leaving the vehicle.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Police say the alleged victim then stated she punched Rozenstruik again in \u201cself-defense which caused him to release her arm\u201d before grabbing her purse and leaving the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Police stated that Rozenstruik\u2019s partner had \u201ca visible bite mark on her right bicep, redness on both of her forearms and a red scratch\/bruise mark under her right eye\u201d and she allowed police to photograph her injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The report states that Rozenstruik was \u201cuncooperative during the investigation and had changed his account of the incident multiple times and withheld information regarding the incident. Multiple attempts were needed for Jairzinho to give his account of the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cDue to the above factors and the totality of the circumstances, probable cause that Jairzinho was the<br \/>primary aggressor during this incident and committed the alleged crime was established,\u201c police stated in the report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">As a result, Rozenstruik was arrested and taken into custody without incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Rozenstruik, 37, spent six years on the UFC roster where he was a top 10 heavyweight for much of his career competing in the promotion. He scored impressive wins over Andrei Arlovski, Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem during his career with the UFC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">He was eventually released from his contract in 2025 following a 3-4 run including a decision loss to Sergei Pavlovich in his final fight with the promotion. Rozenstruik then moved onto sign with Mike Perry\u2019s Dirty Boxing promotion where he became heavyweight champion in his second fight with the promotion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ex-UFC fighter Jairzinho Rozenstruik is currently in custody after being arrested in Florida on two separate charges listed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":428522,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,1347,785,85,787,1396],"class_list":{"0":"post-428521","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-fighting","11":"tag-latest-news","12":"tag-mma","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-ufc","15":"tag-ufc-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}