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Gets right back in win column
Almeida defeated Ihor Potieria via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC 307 on Saturday in Salt Lake City.
ANALYSIS
Fresh off his first career defeat, a split decision against Roman Kopylov at UFC 302 in Newark in June, the company gave Almeida a cake walk matchup to get back in the win column, and he took full advantage. That said, Almeida wasn't all that impressive. He committed at least three eye pokes against Potieria and somehow wasn't penalized by referee Dave Seljestad. Cesar also allowed three takedowns. The stand-up skills are top notch, but the rest of Almeida's game is a work in progress. None of this is a surprise given the fact he has just seven professional fights under his belt at age 36.
Fresh off his first career defeat, a split decision against Roman Kopylov at UFC 302 in Newark in June, the company gave Almeida a cake walk matchup to get back in the win column, and he took full advantage. That said, Almeida wasn't all that impressive. He committed at least three eye pokes against Potieria and somehow wasn't penalized by referee Dave Seljestad. Cesar also allowed three takedowns. The stand-up skills are top notch, but the rest of Almeida's game is a work in progress. None of this is a surprise given the fact he has just seven professional fights under his belt at age 36.
Fighting Potieria in October
Almeida will take on Ihor Potieria at UFC 307 on Oct. 5, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
After suffering his first career loss to Roman Kopylov on Oct. 5, Almeida will look to bounce back in October versus Potieria. Potieria was recently removed from a fight due to a medical suspension, so there's a chance he will still not be 100 percent healthy when UFC 307 rolls around. Potieria sits at 21-6 on his career, but lost his most recent fight in Round 1 versus Michel Pereira. This matchup will mark Almeida's third UFC bout in six months, and he will look to further make a name for himself with a victory.
After suffering his first career loss to Roman Kopylov on Oct. 5, Almeida will look to bounce back in October versus Potieria. Potieria was recently removed from a fight due to a medical suspension, so there's a chance he will still not be 100 percent healthy when UFC 307 rolls around. Potieria sits at 21-6 on his career, but lost his most recent fight in Round 1 versus Michel Pereira. This matchup will mark Almeida's third UFC bout in six months, and he will look to further make a name for himself with a victory.
Suffers first career loss
Almeida lost to Roman Kopylov via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 27-30) at UFC 302 on Saturday in Newark.
ANALYSIS
The game plan for Kopylov was evident early on, as Almeida seemed incapable of getting back to his feet after getting taken down. While he showed the ability to stuff takedowns and pull away on strike totals in Round 2, the Brazilian spent the majority of the third frame on his back, which led to the loss. We've seen how explosive "Cesinha" can be on the feet, but it's not often fighters at this level will be able to use offense as their takedown defense, as Almeida was able to do in his KO/TKO win over Dylan Budka in April. With just six fights to his name, a learning curve is to be expected, but at 36 years old, Almeida doesn't have much time to sure up his skills. He falls to 5-1 in professional MMA due to the loss.
The game plan for Kopylov was evident early on, as Almeida seemed incapable of getting back to his feet after getting taken down. While he showed the ability to stuff takedowns and pull away on strike totals in Round 2, the Brazilian spent the majority of the third frame on his back, which led to the loss. We've seen how explosive "Cesinha" can be on the feet, but it's not often fighters at this level will be able to use offense as their takedown defense, as Almeida was able to do in his KO/TKO win over Dylan Budka in April. With just six fights to his name, a learning curve is to be expected, but at 36 years old, Almeida doesn't have much time to sure up his skills. He falls to 5-1 in professional MMA due to the loss.
Facing Kopylov at UFC 302
Almeida will face Roman Kopylov in a middleweight bout at UFC 302 on June 1, Damon Martin of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Almeida is coming off his first official UFC fight on April 6 where he defeated Dylan Budka via TKO. He will look to build off of that win and remain undefeated as he takes on Kopylov in June.
Almeida is coming off his first official UFC fight on April 6 where he defeated Dylan Budka via TKO. He will look to build off of that win and remain undefeated as he takes on Kopylov in June.
Picks up win in UFC debut
Almeida defeated Dylan Budka via TKO (strikes) at 2:13 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Although this was just his fifth professional bout and first official fight with the UFC, Almeida's physical gifts are obvious. The guy is in great shape and has high-end stopping power. He was able to carve Budka up midway through Round 2 after a close opening round that could have gone either way. Cesar's biggest issues moving forward are his age an inexperience. It's difficult to envision a guy with so few pro fights making a run given the fact he turned 36 years of age last week.
Although this was just his fifth professional bout and first official fight with the UFC, Almeida's physical gifts are obvious. The guy is in great shape and has high-end stopping power. He was able to carve Budka up midway through Round 2 after a close opening round that could have gone either way. Cesar's biggest issues moving forward are his age an inexperience. It's difficult to envision a guy with so few pro fights making a run given the fact he turned 36 years of age last week.