Heavyweight contenders will collide within the second UFC occasion on the promotion’s 2025 schedule.

Jailton Almeida and Serghei Spivac are set for a three-round showdown on Jan. 18 at a location and venue to be introduced.

Two folks with data of the matchup not too long ago knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the reserving however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement.

Almeida (21-3 MMA, 7-0 UFC) has largely dominated each spherical of his UFC profession, exterior of a March knockout loss to Curtis Blaydes. Almeida bounced again from that defeat in June when he made fast work of Alexandr Romanov.

Spivac (17-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) has gained 4 of his most up-to-date 5 bouts, together with a slick 74-second armbar submission of Marcin Tybura in August. His solely loss within the stretch got here from a TKO towards Ciryl Gane.

With the addition, the UFC lineup for Jan. 18 consists of:

  • Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac