Punch to the head! Jailton Malhadinho's next fight is officially announced by the UFC.

Jailton Malhadinho in victory in the UFC (Photo: Instagram)

Now it's official. On the morning of this Thursday (24), Ultimate announced, through a publication on social media, the next fight of Jailton Malhadinho. The heavyweight from Bahia faces the Russian Alexander Volkov No. UFC 321, an event that takes place on October 25th in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

the duel between Jailton Malhadinho e Alexander Volkov The winner could qualify for the next heavyweight title fight. The heavyweight title will be at stake in the main event. UFC 321, when Tom aspinall defends the linear belt for the first time against the former interim champion Cyryl Gane.

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Fifth place in the category ranking, Jailton Malhadinho has eight wins in nine fights since arriving at the UFC, through the Contender Series, in 2021. Recently, the Bahian recovered from the only defeat suffered in the octagon, against Curtis blaydes, with a string of triumphs over Alexander Romanov and, more recently, Serghei Spivac, both in the first round.

Opponent of the Brazilian, Alexander Volkov also dreams of his first chance at the UFC belt. About to complete 50 career fights, the Russian had a four-fight winning streak interrupted by a controversial loss to Cyryl Gane in December 2024.

UFC 321 has three fights confirmed so far

the duel between Jailton Malhadinho e Alexander Volkov This is one of the three fights confirmed for the UFC 321 so far. In addition to the heavyweight title fight between Tom aspinall e Cyryl Gane, Ultimate confirmed the light heavyweight duel (up to 93 kg) between Aleksandar rakic e Azamat Murzakanov for the Abu Dhabi event.