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Jailton Almeida praised after UFC Charlotte win: ‘He should get the hype Khamzat Chimaev got’

Jailton AlmeidaJailton Almeida extended his win streak to five with a first-round submission victory at UFC Charlotte on Saturday. ‘Malhadinho’ made easy work of No. 9 ranked heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the afternoon’s main event showcase. ‘Bigi Boi’ attempted to bring some early pressure in order to get Almeida backpedaling as a way to combat […]

Jailton Almeida

Jailton Almeida extended his win streak to five with a first-round submission victory at UFC Charlotte on Saturday.

‘Malhadinho’ made easy work of No. 9 ranked heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the afternoon’s main event showcase. ‘Bigi Boi’ attempted to bring some early pressure in order to get Almeida backpedaling as a way to combat an inevitable takedown attempt from the Brazilian standout. Unfortunately for Rozenstruik, his efforts were ineffective as Almeida was able to wrestle the big man down and dominate, as expected.

Securing a rear-naked choke submission in the opening round, Jailton Almeida should find himself ranked in the division’s top ten come Monday morning. He’ll also find his bank account a lot fatter as his finish scored him a $50,000 performance bonus courtesy of UFC President Dana White.

Almeida is now 5-0 inside the Octagon and 19-2 overall. All of his wins under the UFC banner have come by way of finish, including his 2021 appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series against Nasrudin Nasrudinov. Soon-to-be sitting firmly in the division’s top ten, Almeida is ready to make a big leap up the ladder, calling out fan-favorite Tai Tuivasa for a heavyweight clash during his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier.

His opponent, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, will go back to the drawing board after dropping four of his last six contests, though those defeats have come against a who’s who of heavyweight elites including Ciryl Gane, Curtis Blaydes, Alexander Volkov, and of course, Jailton Almeida.

Following Almeida’s highlight-reel-worthy finish, MMA fans and fighters flooded Twitter with praise for the budding Brazilian superstar.

MMA Twitter Responds to Jailton Almeida’s First-Round Submission Finish at UFC Charlotte:

Jailton Almeida praised after UFC Charlotte win: ‘He should get the hype Khamzat Chimaev got’

Jailton AlmeidaJailton Almeida extended his win streak to five with a first-round submission victory at UFC Charlotte on Saturday. ‘Malhadinho’ made easy work of No. 9 ranked heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the afternoon’s main event showcase. ‘Bigi Boi’ attempted to bring some early pressure in order to get Almeida backpedaling as a way to combat […]

Jailton Almeida

Jailton Almeida extended his win streak to five with a first-round submission victory at UFC Charlotte on Saturday.

‘Malhadinho’ made easy work of No. 9 ranked heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the afternoon’s main event showcase. ‘Bigi Boi’ attempted to bring some early pressure in order to get Almeida backpedaling as a way to combat an inevitable takedown attempt from the Brazilian standout. Unfortunately for Rozenstruik, his efforts were ineffective as Almeida was able to wrestle the big man down and dominate, as expected.

Securing a rear-naked choke submission in the opening round, Jailton Almeida should find himself ranked in the division’s top ten come Monday morning. He’ll also find his bank account a lot fatter as his finish scored him a $50,000 performance bonus courtesy of UFC President Dana White.

Almeida is now 5-0 inside the Octagon and 19-2 overall. All of his wins under the UFC banner have come by way of finish, including his 2021 appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series against Nasrudin Nasrudinov. Soon-to-be sitting firmly in the division’s top ten, Almeida is ready to make a big leap up the ladder, calling out fan-favorite Tai Tuivasa for a heavyweight clash during his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier.

His opponent, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, will go back to the drawing board after dropping four of his last six contests, though those defeats have come against a who’s who of heavyweight elites including Ciryl Gane, Curtis Blaydes, Alexander Volkov, and of course, Jailton Almeida.

Following Almeida’s highlight-reel-worthy finish, MMA fans and fighters flooded Twitter with praise for the budding Brazilian superstar.

MMA Twitter Responds to Jailton Almeida’s First-Round Submission Finish at UFC Charlotte:

Jailton Almeida blasts through Jairzinho Rozenstruik with quickfire rear naked choke – UFC Charlotte Highlights

Jailton Almeida lands quickfire submission win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik in headliner UFC CharlotteRemaining promotional-perfect in tonight’s UFC Charlotte headliner, streaking Brazilian contender, Jailton Almeida manages to dispatch heavy-hitting Suriname native, Jairzinho Rozenstruik with a first round rear-naked choke — in patented dominant fashion. Almeida, who entered his first organizational main event tonight as the #12 ranked heavyweight contender, scores his second finish of the year, having taken […]

Jailton Almeida lands quickfire submission win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik in headliner UFC Charlotte

Remaining promotional-perfect in tonight’s UFC Charlotte headliner, streaking Brazilian contender, Jailton Almeida manages to dispatch heavy-hitting Suriname native, Jairzinho Rozenstruik with a first round rear-naked choke — in patented dominant fashion.

Almeida, who entered his first organizational main event tonight as the #12 ranked heavyweight contender, scores his second finish of the year, having taken home a one-sided ground strikes TKO win over Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 283 back in January in his native Brazil.

Traversing kickboxing talent, Rozenstruik tonight in dominant fashion, Almeida, a product of Dana White’s Contender Series, the Brazilian managed to take down the former on his first attempt, landing a bull-rushing double-leg takedown.

Patiently waiting for an opening, Almeida was rewarded for his composure, as Rozenstruik moved to his back during a sweep attempt, allowing the Brazilian to take his back, sink in both hooks and latch onto a rear-naked choke submission success.

Below, catch the highlights from Jailton Almeida’s submission win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Johnny Walker earns unanimous decision in three round war with Anthony Smith – UFC Charlotte Highlights

Johnny WalkerJohnny Walker scored the biggest win of his career on Saturday at UFC Charlotte. Both fighters came out relatively cautious, well aware of the power and skill that each man possesses. Things escalated near the two-minute mark when Smith fired off a big left that connected but ate a right hand in return that clearly […]

Johnny Walker

Johnny Walker scored the biggest win of his career on Saturday at UFC Charlotte.

Both fighters came out relatively cautious, well aware of the power and skill that each man possesses. Things escalated near the two-minute mark when Smith fired off a big left that connected but ate a right hand in return that clearly rocked him. Walker showed restraint and continued to mix up his striking. With 90 seconds left, Smith got a little too aggressive and caught a right hand while moving in, but ‘Lionheart’ was able to change levels and secure a takedown to grind out the rest of the round.

Smith and Walker were much more conservative in the second round and they continued trading leg kicks throughout. Things got a little chippy between the two toward the end of the round when they began having a conversation in the middle of the Octagon. Fans hoping for a faster pace in the third round were left a little disappointed as neither man showed an interest in unloading their weapons.

In the end, Johnny Walker walked away with the victory, earning his third straight win inside the Octagon. Walker could find himself in the light heavyweight top five come Monday.

Official Results: Johnny Walker def. Anthony Smith via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

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Ian Garry finishes Daniel Rodriguez in round one with brutal head kick – UFC Charlotte Highlights

Ian GarryIan Garry earned his twelfth straight win on Saturday at UFC Charlotte, securing a first-round technical knockout against No. 15 ranked welterweight contender Daniel Rodriguez. It was another spectacular showing from the budding Irish contender as Garry faced his toughest test inside the Octagon. With 2:15 left in the first round, Garry unleashed a head […]

Ian Garry

Ian Garry earned his twelfth straight win on Saturday at UFC Charlotte, securing a first-round technical knockout against No. 15 ranked welterweight contender Daniel Rodriguez.

It was another spectacular showing from the budding Irish contender as Garry faced his toughest test inside the Octagon. With 2:15 left in the first round, Garry unleashed a head kick that connected, rocking ‘D-Rod’ in the process. With his opponent stumbling backward, Garry pursued throwing a series of strikes that sent his opponent to the canvas. Smelling blood in the water, ‘The Future’ turned up the heat and unloaded on Rodriguez with a hearty helping of ground-and-pound strikes forcing the referee to step in and call for the stoppage.

With the victory, Ian Garry made it 12-in-a-row and five straight inside the Octagon. He will likely have a number next to his name come Monday. Daniel Rodriguez has now lost back-to-back bouts, falling to 7-3 under the UFC banner and 17-4 overall.

Official Results: Ian Garry def. Daniel Rodriguez via TKO (strikes) at 2:57 of Round 1.

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Matt Brown flattens Court McGee for stunning first round KO victory – UFC Charlotte Highlights

Matt Brown stops Court McGee with first round knockout at UFC Charlotte HighlightsPerennial UFC welterweight contender, Matt Brown is back in the winner’s enclosure in a big way this evening at UFC Charlotte — rounding out the preliminary card with a stunning opening round knockout win over fellow veteran, Cout McGee. Featuring against his fellow veteran conteder, Brown managed to close out the preliminary card in their […]

Matt Brown stops Court McGee with first round knockout at UFC Charlotte Highlights

Perennial UFC welterweight contender, Matt Brown is back in the winner’s enclosure in a big way this evening at UFC Charlotte — rounding out the preliminary card with a stunning opening round knockout win over fellow veteran, Cout McGee.

Featuring against his fellow veteran conteder, Brown managed to close out the preliminary card in their featured bout, stopping the former with a picture-perfect straight right counter, sending him to the canvas with a thud in a spectacular walk-off first round KO victory for the Ohio fan-favorite.

Brown, who holds career wins over Stephen Thompson, Mike Swick, Erick Silva, Tim Means, Diego Sanchez, and Dhiego Lima, adds McGee to his impressive résumé with this evening’s UFC on ABC 4 card, lodging his stunning sixteenth career stoppage via knockout.

Below, catch the highlights from Matt Brown’s stunning KO win over Court McGee