Prime heavyweight contenders are set to collide this summer season.
It’s a battle between neighbors within the rankings as #6 Alexander Volkov takes on #7 Jailton Almeida at UFC 302 on June 1. The pay-per-view occasion is focused to happen on the Prudential Heart in Newark, New Jersey. The heavyweight reserving was first reported by Tremendous Lutas on Monday.
Russia’s Volkov has hit a imply streak as of late. After dropping to interim champion Tom Aspinall, ‘Drago’ bounced again with three-straight finishes over Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Alexandr Romanov and most lately Tai Tuivasa at UFC 293 in September.
At 35, that is the perfect Volkov has appeared in years and we’ll see if he can preserve the profession resurgence intact with a win over Almeida.
Almeida is coming off the most important combat of his profession at UFC 299. The rising contender bumped into Curtis Blaydes and was beating the standout wrestler at his personal recreation… that’s, till he wasn’t. Almeida received the primary spherical however fell to floor and pound as he was going for a takedown in opposition to ‘Razor’ Blaydes.
The TKO loss snapped a a 15-fight win streak for Almeida, dropping the Brazilian’s good UFC file to 6-1. It’s not a lot of a setback although as ‘Malhadinho’ fights upwards as soon as extra in opposition to the higher-ranked Volkov.
With this heavyweight addition, try how the UFC 302 card is shaping up.
Alexander Volkov vs. Jailton Almeida
Roman Dolidze vs. Anthony Hernandez
Joselyne Edwards vs. Ailin Perez
Mickey Gall vs. Bassil Hafez
Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki
Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson
Alexander Volkov vs. Jailton Almeida is your striker vs. grappler matchup, which begs the query: what fashion will prevail at UFC 302?
