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Farah Hannoun and Ken Hathaway

Jailton Almeida disagrees with commentary saying UFC 279 win was ‘too easy’: ‘It’s a very hard-working process’

LAS VEGAS – Jailton Almeida appreciates Jon Anik’s compliment, but doesn’t necessarily agree with him.

Almeida (17-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) needed less than a round to take out Anton Turkalj (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC 279 on Saturday in a 220-pound catchweight fight. Almeida took the fight down to the mat early and forced Turkalj to tap with a rear-naked choke.

An impressed commentary crew lauded the Brazilian for his performance, and Anik called it “too easy.” Although Almeida has an array of early finishes to his name, he doesn’t see anything easy in the preparation for the fight.

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