UFC 283 was a great card beginning to end with Brazil’s next generation of talent showing their skills the world. Brazil Heavyweight, Jailton Almeida impressed me a lot with a dominant victory against Shamil Abdurakhimov.

Manhandled former combat sambo champion for two rounds in impressive fashion. Jailton Almeida weighed 238 pounds compared to Shamil’s 260 pounds. Even though there was a weight difference the Brazil showed his freak strength and conditioning after lifting Shamil and slamming him on the ground. Nasty ground & pound skills with the several elbows he thrown that made the referee stop the fight.

Rare hybrid heavyweight has potential to become title contender by 2023 because of the impressive UFC wins, Skills in the grappling department while being a freak of nature. Addition of his striking upgrading every fight this Heavyweight prospect has potential to be challenge against Ciryl Gane, & Tom Aspinall by this year.

“Once I get in the rankings, I’ll probably get to the Top 5 very quickly,” Almeida said. “That’s my plan for the end of 2023, to get to Top 5 or Top 7.” Almeida UFC.Com Gavin Porter

Jailton Almeida ranked #14 Heavyweight can fight 9-13 ranked Heavyweights like Marcin Tybura, Serghei Spivac, Alexandr Romanov in his next match. Three interesting test who all can give Almeida different looks, Romanov for heavyset man is a great grappler, Spivac has accurate strike and Tybura has KO power. Ragdolling heavyweights ranked 9-13 it’s sizzler season for Jailton UFC will push him heavy as a rising star to watch.

Dark horse of the UFC Heavyweight Division in 2023, Easily can run through the division and become a title contender by end of 2023 all about the matchups and training hard down in Brazil. However needs hone his fundamental skills to defeat the best Heavyweights in the world.

“Malhadinho” wants a “slow” rise to the top, but expects to be listed as one of the five best heavyweights in the UFC by the end of the year” Jailton Almeida mmafighting.com

2023 season definitely will be monitoring for Jailton Almeida, Starting to grow on me with the dominant victory against Shamil. Next great Brazilian Heavyweight following paths of Fabricio Werdum & Junior Dos Santos.