Sometimes, main events are 50/50 propositions.
And other times, they're showcases for a fighter looking to climb the ladder.
The heavyweight headliner atop Saturday night's UFC Fight Night show at Ibirapuera Arena in São Paulo, Brazil, is most certainly the latter.
Brazilian hero Jailton Almeida is ranked ninth among the promotion's big men and will have a chance to claim a spot in the division's upper echelon when he meets former title challenger and longtime contender Derrick Lewis in a scheduled five-rounder.
But let's face it, chances are it won't go that long.
No foe has lasted eight minutes with Almeida across five octagonal bouts—two KOs, three submissions—since his winning appearance on Dana White's Contender Series in 2021.