Jailton Almeida will make his return to UFC 299. This weekend, he will face UFC heavyweight veteran Curtis Blaydes. It will be the first fight since his win against Derrick Lewis in November last year. A potential win in his upcoming fight might set him up for a contest against the champion for a world title.

However, as he bags win after win, he gets more familiar, and the MMA world gets well-versed with him. It leads to specific facts about his life outside the sport that the public may not know about. So, let’s wait no further and unwrap all there is to know about his ethnicity, childhood, and much more.

The origins of Jailton Almeida

The UFC fighter was born on 28 June 1991 in Brotas, Brazil. At the outset, he was an athlete through and through but wanted to be a football player. However, that endeavor did not live long enough and was captivated by the world of combat sports, as his father was a boxer. While training under his father, he entered the realm of combat sports, and the rest is history.

Outside of his success in the UFC in 2018, he earned himself a commendable feat. Jailton Almeida has attained a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after having trained in the discipline since the age of 11. Safe to say, he is a well-rounded MMA fighter and a formidable prospect.

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As far as his ethnicity goes, he is Brazilian and comes from the neighborhood of Salvador. He pays homage to his home country by wearing yellow shorts that represent the flag of Brazil. Moreover, ahead of the fight, let’s take a look at his prediction and what he foresees is going to happen shortly.

Almeida names his next three potential opponents

Jailton Almeida is short of no confidence and endeavors to come out of it without any injury. That is because he has an itch to make a quick turnaround and compete at UFC 301. In addition, he calls out top heavyweight fighters such as Sergei Pavlovich, Cyril Gane, and Tom Aspinall.

According to Bloddy Ellbow, he said, “You need a dancing partner for that, so you need to see if any of the people that could be a proper opponent for me like Pavlovich or Gane, heck even Tom Aspinall maybe since it’s a PPV, would be ready to fight on sort-of short notice.”

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Safe to say, he is quite an ambitious fighter, and that is what makes him exciting. However, we are curious to know, what do you make of his confidence? Share with us your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

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