Jairzinho Rozenstruik has a new dance partner for his Dirty Boxing Championship title fight.
Rozenstruik will be taking on Rakim Cleveland for the inaugural heavyweight title in the main event of DBX 3 on Aug. 29 at The Hangar in Miami. Rozenstruik was originally scheduled to fight Rob Perez, but Perez withdrew from the bout due to injury.
MMA Junkie confirmed the news with multiple sources Friday.
Back in June for his DBX debut and first fight since getting released from the UFC, Rozenstruik, 37, defeated Victor Cardoso by second-round TKO. Rozenstruik is a combat sports veteran, having had a lengthy career in kickboxing and MMA. He competed in the UFC for six years, headlining six events and picking up eight stoppage wins. His UFC release caught many by surprise, as he was on a two-fight winning streak before losing to top contender Sergei Pavlovich by decision in February.
Cleveland, last fought at DBX 1 in March. He knocked out former UFC heavyweight Maurice Greene in just 45 seconds. Cleveland is a combat sports veteran. He has 42 professional MMA fights, going 23-18-1. Cleveland has competed several times under the Bellator and PFL banners.
