Heavyweight contenders Jailton Almeida and Jairzinho Rozenstruik have agreed to meet May 13 at a UFC Fight Night event. The card does not have a location or venue announced yet, but it’s expected to be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Anthony Smith and Johnny Walker. Two people with knowledge of the matchup confirmed the targeted heavyweight booking to MMA Junkie on Monday, but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Almeida (18-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) was one of the promotion’s breakthrough up-and-comers in 2022, a year in which he went 3-0. Although he originally entered the UFC a light heavyweight, Almeida found success at heavyweight with wins over Parker Porter and, most recently, Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 283 in January .
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UFC heavyweight contenders Jailton Almeida, Jairzinho Rozenstruik agree to May 13 clash – MMA Junkie