Jailton Almeida took on Shamil Abdurakhimov in the early Prelim card at UFC 283 in Brazil. ‘Malhadinho’ and ‘Abrek’ both come into the fight with different moods. The fighters shared contrasting forms coming into the match and it translated into the fight. Almeida came into the fight with 12 consecutive wins, whereas the Russian was on a 3-fight-losing streak. Almeida took the win against Abdurakhimov in round 2 of the fight. Moreover, the fighter went on to attempt to take down UFC commentator Daniel Cormier during the octagon interview. The fans went crazy on seeing the bold prank from the Brazilian winner.
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Coming into the fight high on confidence ‘Malhadinho’ finished ‘Abrek’ in round 2 and fans were not disappointed. Almeida said he was ready to take on any heavyweight in the UFC prior to the fight. Moreover, after his convincing win, he certainly looks to be on that path.
The match saw one of Almeida’s dominant performances. The Brazilian took Abrek by surprise as he stuck Abdurakhimov with a right. What followed was a fight on the ground, an area ‘Malhadinho’ is most confident. The round ended in Malhadinho’s favor. Moreover, the second round was no different as the fight ended with 2 minutes to spare in the round. ‘Abrek’s defense was penetrated multiple times as the Brazilian came off with a victory.
Furthermore, the fans were ecstatic to see the Brazilian dominantly defeat Abdurakhimov, They also saw ‘Malhadinho’ attempt a takedown on wrestling and heavyweight legend Daniel Cormier. During the octagon interview, Almeida attempted a cheeky takedown on the UFC commentator. However, the fans were not surprised to see Cormier effectively defend the takedown. The fans even praised ‘DC’ to have a better defense than the opponents of ‘Malhadinho’.
Many have taken to twitter to share their views about the match and the subsequent prank. Safe to say, the fans thoroughly enjoyed what Jailton Almeida had to offer.
Almeida is a dannnnngerous heavyweight. 😳 #UFC283
— MMA On Point (@OnPointMMA) January 22, 2023
Jailton Almeida is a problem. He dishes out a one-sided beatdown of Shamil Abdurakhimov to extend his win streak to 13. #UFC283
— Simon Head (@simonhead) January 22, 2023
Jailton Almeida is a problem 😅 #UFC283 pic.twitter.com/LDMheGB0ZC
— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) January 22, 2023
I can't believe the UFC aired Jailton Almeida eating a human being on national television #UFC283
— José Youngs (@JoseYoungs) January 22, 2023
Almeida has champ champ potential #UFC283
— Anthony Pettis (@Showtimepettis) January 22, 2023
Jailton Almeida SMESH!#UFC283pic.twitter.com/023aZtr2hm
— MMA mania (@mmamania) January 22, 2023
Jailton Almeida with another dominant win to remain undefeated in the UFC.
Still think he'd be better suited at light heavyweight right now but hard to deny him if he keeps winning at heavyweight #UFC283
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) January 22, 2023
Jailton Almeida dominates and TKOs Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 283 pic.twitter.com/q8PvcqED6I
— Takedown Defense (@ChillemThreebo) January 22, 2023
The fight went as planned for the Brazilian. What are your thoughts about the dominant win? Moreover, did you enjoy the off field prank that ‘Malhadinho’ attempted?
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