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MMA Twitter Reacts To Jailton Almeida’s Submission At UFC Vegas 55

UFC prospect Jailton Almeida passed his first heavyweight test with flying colors in a first-round submission of Parker Porter at UFC Vegas 55. Almeida, who has competed at light heavyweight for the majority of his career, made the move to heavyweight to face the short-notice replacement, Porter. He was originally supposed to face Maxim Grishin…

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UFC prospect Jailton Almeida passed his first heavyweight test with flying colors in a first-round submission of Parker Porter at UFC Vegas 55.

Almeida, who has competed at light heavyweight for the majority of his career, made the move to heavyweight to face the short-notice replacement, Porter. He was originally supposed to face Maxim Grishin before Grishin withdrew.

Almeida quickly sank in a double-leg takedown with a heavy slam on Porter. After getting his back, Almeida was able to get the rear-naked choke to force Porter to tap.

Watch Almeida’s finish and post-fight celebration below.

Almeida impressed MMA Twitter following another win in the Octagon.

Before defeating Porter, Almeida defeated Danilo Marques in a first-round TKO finish in February. He earned a shot in the UFC following a win over Nasrudin Nasrudinov on Dana White’s Contender Series.

Almeida is regarded as one of the top prospects in the UFC and he’ll look to face another tough test in his next UFC outing.

UFC Vegas 55 is set to be headlined by a matchup between bantamweights Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira.

What is your reaction to Jailton Almeida’s win over Parker Porter?

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Jailton Almeida Wants To Win Fights In Two Divisions Like Khamzat Chimaev Did

Jailton AlmeidaFormer Dana White Contender Series contract winner, Jailton Almeida is looking to follow in Khamzat Chimaev’s footsteps and win fights in two divisions. Almeida opened eyes once again with a win at UFC Vegas 47 over Danilo Marques by TKO due to ground and pound. Almeida also got a finish on DWCS when he was […]

Jailton Almeida

Former Dana White Contender Series contract winner, Jailton Almeida is looking to follow in Khamzat Chimaev’s footsteps and win fights in two divisions.

Almeida opened eyes once again with a win at UFC Vegas 47 over Danilo Marques by TKO due to ground and pound. Almeida also got a finish on DWCS when he was able to submit his opponent with a Rear Naked Choke. Almeida was supposed to fight at light heavyweight this Saturday at the Fight Night, but his opponent had to pull out last minute. To stay on the card, Almeida took a fight at heavyweight against Parker Porter.

“Mick Maynard offered us an opportunity at heavyweight against Parker Porter and since I want to be active, I decided to accept,”Almeida said. (Transcribed by Sherdog)

Almeida is following in Chimaev’s footsteps, as he is active in both the welterweight and the middleweight divisions. Chimaev is one of the most ruthless in the sport and has an attitude that says “I’ll fight anyone, anytime, anywhere”.

Jailton Almeida had said that he wanted to be the 205 pound divisions Khabib Nurmagomedov, but now he also wants to be like Khamzat Chimaev as well

“In our last interview I told you I want to be the Khabib of 205-pound division,” he said in an interview with Sherdog. “But I also want to be just like Chimaev, fighting in two divisions. The opportunity Maynard gave us was great to show I can be competitive in both divisions.”

He feels as if Porter is going to try and take him down, but he knows that will be no easy task for him, even with weight that Porter has on him. Almeida also claims to be going for a ‘Performance of the Night’ and will be looking for a knockout or a submission this Saturday.