LAS VEGAS – Curtis Blaydes thinks he has the grappling advantage over Jailton Almeida.
Blaydes (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) meets Almeida (19-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in a UFC Fight Night main event Nov. 4 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In a battle of two of the strongest grapplers in the division, Blaydes sees himself prevailing in that department.
“I like the matchup, though,” Blaydes told MMA Junkie at UFC X during International Fight Week. “I do like Almeida. I think he’s going to come in and look to grapple with me, and I feel like I’m always going to be the better grappler.”
