Jailton Almeida challenges Tom Aspinall after UFC heavyweight title opens up

After Tom Aspinall officially became the existent champion successful the heavyweight part of the UFC, the concern successful that part yet started from a standstill. Dana White confirmed that Jon Jones is retiring, which means the extremity of the two-hour disorder with adjacent 2 champions successful the aforesaid category. Now the throne is free, and each eyes are connected Aspinall. However, different combatant has already spoken retired and made it wide that helium is adjacent for the belt.

It is astir the Brazilian combatant Jailton Almeida, known by the nickname "Malhadinho". He was the archetypal to earnestly denote his intentions done societal networks and interviews, not hiding his tendency to look the existent champion arsenic soon arsenic possible. Almeida made it wide that helium is not acrophobic of a challenge.

- It volition beryllium a bully combat due to the fact that we person a akin style. Aspinall is accelerated and is not a champion by accidental - Almeida told MMA Fighting. - What I noticed is that helium ne'er did 5 rounds. He gets bushed aft the 2nd one. No 1 has ever tested him successful the aboriginal rounds. I'm already sparring six to 7 rounds, adjacent erstwhile I'm not successful apical form.

Key to victory

He believes the cardinal to triumph volition beryllium to trial Aspinall's endurance and to clip his ain bushed wisely.

- If I get the chance, I'll instrumentality him to the 3rd circular to spot however helium breathes. But don't get maine wrong, Tom is not inexperienced. He's a seasoned and has faced pugnacious opponents. I'll person to beryllium astute and travel up with bully tactics. When the cage doorway closes, it's warfare for me. And I'm acceptable for war.

Almeida was hopeless for a accidental to combat for the rubric - truthful overmuch truthful that helium adjacent publically challenged Magomed Ankalaev, the UFC airy heavyweight champion, conscionable to amusement however important the loop is to him. However, his existent people remains Tom Aspinall, and helium wants to bash it soon.

With Jon Jones gone, the combat for the throne is conscionable beginning, and Jailton Almeida claims he's the archetypal to propulsion down the gauntlet and motorboat a caller challenge. What that combat volition look similar remains to beryllium seen.