Jailton Almeida prolonged his win streak to 5 with a first-round submission victory at UFC Charlotte on Saturday.
‘Malhadinho’ made simple work of No. 9 ranked heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik within the afternoon’s major occasion showcase. ‘Bigi Boi’ tried to deliver some early strain so as to get Almeida backpedaling as a strategy to fight an inevitable takedown try from the Brazilian standout. Sadly for Rozenstruik, his efforts had been ineffective as Almeida was in a position to wrestle the massive man down and dominate, as anticipated.
Securing a rear-naked choke submission within the opening spherical, Jailton Almeida ought to discover himself ranked within the division’s prime ten come Monday morning. He’ll additionally discover his checking account quite a bit fatter as his end scored him a $50,000 efficiency bonus courtesy of UFC President Dana White.
Almeida is now 5-0 contained in the Octagon and 19-2 general. All of his wins beneath the UFC banner have come by the use of end, together with his 2021 look on Dana White’s Contender Collection in opposition to Nasrudin Nasrudinov. Quickly-to-be sitting firmly within the division’s prime ten, Almeida is able to make an enormous leap up the ladder, calling out fan-favorite Tai Tuivasa for a heavyweight conflict throughout his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier.
His opponent, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, will return to the drafting board after dropping 4 of his final six contests, although these defeats have come in opposition to a who’s who of heavyweight elites together with Ciryl Gane, Curtis Blaydes, Alexander Volkov, and naturally, Jailton Almeida.
Following Almeida’s highlight-reel-worthy end, MMA followers and fighters flooded Twitter with reward for the budding Brazilian celebrity.
