Jailton Almeida must pick off potential threats one at a time if he wants to reach the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s heavyweight pecking order.
The Dana White’s Contender Series graduate will go big game hunting yet again when he faces Derrick Lewis—a short-notice fill-in for Curtis Blaydes—in the UFC Fight Night 231 headliner on Saturday at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Almeida steps back into the spotlight on the strength of a 14-fight winning streak that includes a 5-0 record inside the Octagon.