Jailton Almeida Hopes to Be Top 5 UFC Heavyweight By End of 2023 via alonsopvt
’s style and his penchant for taking down and dominanting opponents, “Malhadinho” is now being called “Malhadomedov” in his home country. Almedia got his “Malhadinho” moniker because his father was a boxer known as “Malhado” during his fighting career.
"Brazilian fans are really funny they gave a nickname to my nickname,” Almeida told Sherdog.com. “But I’m really honored by that. As I said before, I admire [Khamzat] Chimaev and Khabib´s game, but I added jiu-jitsu to that. Instead of just punishing my opponent, I always go for the submission.” Almeida, who owns a 17-2 professional mark, isn’t resting on his laurels. He is expecting a tough fight against UFC 283 opponent"He is coming off defeats to top ranked guys like [Curtis] Blaydes, [Chris] Daukaus and [Sergei] Pavlovich,” Almeida said. “I have no doubt it will be a tough fight. Because of that I’m training harder than ever, because a clear win will lead me to the Top 15 ranking.
If he is victorious at UFC 283, Almeida has two potential opponents in mind for his next Octagon appearance. "My focus is 100% on Shamil now,” he said. “To tell you the truth, I haven’t thought about the next step, but looking at the heavyweight rankings, [Marcin] Tybura or Jairzinho [Rozenstruik] would be great challenges. My goal is be a Top 5 [heavyweight] by the end of 2023.”
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