Thomas Almeida has a dance partner for UFC 220 and his name is Rob Font. UFC 220 takes place inside the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on Jan. 20. A main event has not been announced for the card. In fact, the main card isn’t fleshed out yet …
Thomas Almeida has a dance partner for UFC 220 and his name is Rob Font. UFC 220 takes place inside the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on Jan. 20. A main event has not been announced for the card. In fact, the main card isn’t fleshed out yet either. Font’s management team recently took to Twitter […]
Jimmie Rivera emerged victorious at UFC on FOX 25, pushing his winning streak to 20. Tonight (July 22), Rivera and Thomas Almeida opened the main card of the event. The action took place inside the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. “El Terror” and Almeida went the distance. Rivera was awarded the unanimous decision […]
Jimmie Rivera emerged victorious at UFC on FOX 25, pushing his winning streak to 20. Tonight (July 22), Rivera and Thomas Almeida opened the main card of the event. The action took place inside the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. “El Terror” and Almeida went the distance. Rivera was awarded the unanimous decision […]
Kicking off the main card of UFC on FOX 25 earlier today (Sat. July 22, 2017) was an epic bantamweight clash by two of the best the world has to offer – Thomas Almeida and Jimmie Rivera. Almeida has only ever lost one fight in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career, that came at the […]
Kicking off the main card of UFC on FOX 25 earlier today (Sat. July 22, 2017) was an epic bantamweight clash by two of the best the world has to offer – Thomas Almeida and Jimmie Rivera.
Almeida has only ever lost one fight in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career, that came at the hands of current 135-pound champ Cody Garbrandt via first round knockout, and comes off of a second round knockout win over Albert Morales last November. The Brazilian is a proven finisher who racked up a 21 fight undefeated streak prior to his loss to “No Love.”
Rivera is on a 19 fight win streak and comes off of a huge win over UFC legend Urijah Faber last September, who he defeated via unanimous decision. With a win over Almeida, Rivera is looking to burst into the championship picture at 135 pounds.
In the opening round Rivera dropped Almeida a few times and established Octagon control, before the Brazilian began to pick things up in the second and third round, planting Rivera down a few times himself.
After an epic back-and-forth fight that kept the crowd on the edge of its seats, Rivera was awarded the unanimous decision win and proceeded to call out the likes of TJ Dillashaw, Cody Garbrandt, and Dominick Cruz.
You can check out the full fight video highlights here:
Thomas Almeida (22-2) couldn’t top Jimmie Rivera (21-1). Almeida and Rivera did battle inside the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The bout opened the main card of UFC on FOX 25. The two met at the center of the Octagon to begin the fight. A right hand landed for Almeida and Rivera connected […]
Thomas Almeida (22-2) couldn’t top Jimmie Rivera (21-1).
Almeida and Rivera did battle inside the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The bout opened the main card of UFC on FOX 25.
The two met at the center of the Octagon to begin the fight. A right hand landed for Almeida and Rivera connected with a left hook to the body. “El Terror” dropped his opponent with a right hand. Almeida recovered and the action was back to standing quickly.
Another right hand dropped Almeida, who had been finding success with leg kicks. A knee to the body connected for Rivera. A leg kick was there for Rivera. A flurry from Almeida ended the round.
A knee to the body was there for Almeida early in the second stanza. “El Terror” kept finding the chin of his opponent. Almeida rocked Rivera with a left hook. The horn sounded and it Almeida had Rivera’s attention.
Knowing that the judges probably had the fight even, Rivera scored a takedown early in the final frame. Almeida got up and broke off. A right hand off a leg kick found the mark for “El Terror.” He landed another hook that had his opponent off balanced.
Rivera grabbed a hold of his opponent and pushed him against the fence but the control didn’t last. The final horn sounded with both men trading punches.
All three judges scored the fight for Rivera.
Final Result: Jimmie Rivera def. Thomas Almeida via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27)
Jimmie Rivera doesn’t believe Thomas Almeida brings much to the table leading up to their July 22 showdown. Rivera and Almeida are set to throw leather inside the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. It’ll be part of the main card of UFC on FOX 25. “El Terror” is going for his 21st professional […]
Jimmie Rivera doesn’t believe Thomas Almeida brings much to the table leading up to their July 22 showdown. Rivera and Almeida are set to throw leather inside the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. It’ll be part of the main card of UFC on FOX 25. “El Terror” is going for his 21st professional […]
Jimmie Rivera is in line to continue an impressive winning streak this summer as he is scheduled not to travel to far from home. Rivera (20-1) will take on Thomas Almeida (22-1) in a bantamweight bout at UFC on FOX 25. The bout was first reported by Long Island-based Newsday.com and has yet to be
Jimmie Rivera is in line to continue an impressive winning streak this summer as he is scheduled not to travel to far from home. Rivera (20-1) will take on Thomas Almeida (22-1) in a bantamweight bout at UFC on FOX 25. The bout was first reported by Long Island-based Newsday.com and has yet to be officially announced by the promotion.
The event continues the promotion’s takeover of New York after legislation was passed to legalize MMA in the state in 2016. Last November, the promotion held UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden in New York City, a Fight Night event took place in Albany in December and UFC 208 was held February in Brooklyn. And in April, UFC 210 was in Buffalo.
Rivera has held titles for major regional promotions King of the Cage, Ring of Combat at CFFC. He has also fought under the Bellator MMA and WSOF banners during his career. Following his successful CFFC bantamweight title defense via a knockout of Carson Beebe in May 2015, he signed with the UFC and hasn’t looked back. He has three straight decision wins over Pedro Munhoz, Iuri Alcantara, and Urijah Faber, with the latter coming this past September at UFC 203 in Cleveland.
On the flip side, Almeida got back on track this past November with a bonus-winning second-round TKO of Albert Morales at UFC Fight Night 100. Before that fight, he suffered the first loss of his pro career, a first-round knockout setback against Cody Garbrandt at UFC Fight Night 88’s main event. Almeida was on fire at one point in his career as he had 21 straight wins.
UFC on FOX 25 takes place on Saturday, July 22 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. The prelims will air on UFC Fight Pass, which is the official streaming service of the promotion, and FOX Sports 1 while the main card will air on FOX. The UFC has yet to announce the main event but has announced two other bouts. Here is the updated lineup:
