Roman Kopylov has handed Cesar Almeida his first professional MMA defeat at UFC 301 on June 1. It was a relatively competitive fight determined by Kopylov's ground control.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to us tonight, June 1, 2024, for UFC 302, going The post Jailton Almeida back on the winning track, submits Alexander Romanov early at UFC 302 first appeared on MyMMANews.
Jailton Almeida has secured yet another first-round finish by submitting Alexandr Romanov at UFC 302 on June 1. UFC 302 Results: Bite Victim André Lima
Dustin Poirier has always been a good soldier for the UFC. For years, the American title hopeful fought the toughest competition the lightweight division had to offer.
Jailton Almeida is “mentally undefeated” in the UFC Heavyweight division. Call it what you want, the Brazilian prospect’s hype train came to a halt in his last fight at UFC 299 as Almeida was pulverized by a series of short punches from Curtis Blaydes, suffering his first official UFC loss.
This Saturday, the Octagon returns to New Jersey for UFC 302. In what looks like a return to form after a couple of weeks off and shallow card depth since UFC 300, the bout sheet provides some star power.
Order Now! UFC 302 “Makhachev vs. Poirier” Saturday at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ Jailton Almeida aspires to move beyond the setback that toppled his 15-fight winning streak.
Derrick Lewis isn’t going to add more tricks to his bag at age 39. Lewis, a former heavyweight title challenger, still produces exciting fights. But anyone with a grappling threat is in a good position to put Lewis on his back and keep him there.
UFC 302 has a new heavyweight matchup that’s been added to the card. Jailton Almeida (20-3) will be looking to bounce back as he’ll take on fellow dominant grappler and fellow ranked heavyweight contender Alexandr Romanov (17-2).
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A clash of top heavyweight contenders has been booked for UFC 302 on June 1, as Jailton Almeida (20-3) will take on Alexander Volkov (37-10) at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Curtis Blaydes capitalized on an opponent’s overconfidence and lack of vision. The Elevation Fight Team standout reasserted himself in the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight division, as he took out Jailton Almeida with punches in the second round of their featured UFC 299 prelim on Saturday at the Kaseya Center in Miami.
Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight Jailton Almeida is prepared to deliver a feel-good moment in the sport at the end of January. Almeida is set to return to action on March 9 in Miami against Curtis Blaydes, during the main card of UFC 299.
If it is possible to look lackluster while putting on an absolute clinic, Jailton Almeida may have done so against Derrick Lewis in the main event of “UFC Sao Paulo.” Twenty-one minutes of control time seems like complete domination but in reality, Almeida did little with that control.
In front of his home country, No.9-ranked heavyweight Jailton Almeida dominated No. 10-ranked Derrick Lewis in a land-slide unanimous decision (50-44x2, 50-45). Despite a dominant wrestling base, Almeida, who entered the bout on a six-fight winning streak with two wins coming via KO/TKO, followed more of a conservative approach.
Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight contender Jailton Almeida is coming into his own as a star. A month before going into a headlining clash against Derrick Lewis in Sao Paulo, Almeida was pleasantly surprised with a visit from one of Brazil’s biggest superstars, Wagner Moura.
Heavyweight Jailton Almeida had little trouble disposing of Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Fight Night 231 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Saturday. Almeida, a native of Brazil, took the match by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring it 50-44 and the third at 50-45.
The Octagon heads back to Brazil, returning to Sao Paulo for the first time in four years, for UFC On ESPN+ 89: Almeida vs. Lewis from the Ginasio do Ibirapuera.
Jailton Almeida believes one half of the UFC 295 co-main event has a clear edge over the other. Sergei Pavlovich (18-1) will take on fellow surging contender Tom Aspinall (13-3) at Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov.
What’s a new name in the heavyweight division to do when the top is so mapped out already? Jon Jones, the current champ, is out with an injury after he had been scheduled to face Stipe Miocic in a couple weeks.
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