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\nJailton Almeida went 8-3 during his UFC tenure. |
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Not even the promise of a change in weight classes was enough to According to an initial report<\/a> from Laerte Viana, the The news comes a couple days after the \u201cMalhadinho\u201d earned a UFC contract by winning a light heavyweight While Almeida secured noteworthy wins against the likes of Jairzinho In the prior fight against Volkov at UFC 321, Almeida landed seven \u201cYou can’t win a fight by just laying on top of somebody,” White
\nsave Jailton
\nAlmeida<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nUFC<\/a> has released the 34-year-old Brazilian on the heels of
\nback-to-back losses to Alexander
\nVolkov<\/a> and Rizvan
\nKuniev<\/a>. Meanwhile, MMAjunkie.com<\/a> has confirmed that the promotion
\nalready has informed Almeida of its decision.<\/p>\n
\nannouncement<\/a> that Almeida was planning to return to the light
\nheavyweight division, where he began his UFC career.<\/p>\n
\nfight on Dana White’s Contender Series in September 2021. He was
\nsuccessful in his Octagon debut at 205 pounds, finishing Danilo
\nMarques<\/a> in the opening stanza at UFC Fight Night 200 in
\nFebruary 2022. After one 220-pound catchweight victory, the
\nBrazilian moved to the heavyweight division, where he has compiled
\na 5-3 record since 2023.<\/p>\nTrending Downward<\/h2>\n
\nRozenstruik<\/a>, Derrick
\nLewis<\/a> and Serghei
\nSpivac<\/a>, his last two performances were largely lackluster. In
\nhis most recent loss against Kuniev at UFC Fight Night 266, Almeida
\nfailed on all eight takedown attempts and appeared reluctant to
\nengage in striking exchanges for any significant period of
\ntime.<\/p>\n
\ntakedowns and racked up more than 10 minutes of control time but
\nlanded just nine significant strikes in a split-decision defeat.
\nAfter the bout, UFC CEO Dana White stated that he was pleased that
\nAlmeida was not awarded the decision.<\/p>\n
\nsaid at the UFC 321 post-fight press conference. “That’s not how it
\nworks. I was actually very happy with the way judges scored that
\nfight.\u201d<\/p>\n