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🥊 UFC 321: Alexander Volkov vs Jailton Almeida Highlights (2025)

Relive the epic heavyweight showdown between Alexander Volkov and Jailton Almeida at UFC 321 — featuring explosive striking, brutal ground control, and a knockout finish that shocked MMA fans across the world. #UFC321 #AlexanderVolkov #JailtonAlmeida #UFCHighlights #UFCFullFight #Knockout2025 #UFC2025 #VolkovVsAlmeida #MMA #MMAHighlights #UFCVegas #UFCLive #UFCKnockout #FightNight #UFCMainCard #CombatSports #MixedMartialArts #UFCFans #SportsUSA #UFCHistory
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00:00of them are rear naked chokes and when you look at the stats they really tell the time in ufc
00:05history most finishes since 2022 and if i remember right some of the lowest strikes absorbed and ufc
00:11does not get touched that fighter description brought to you by the running band starring
00:15glenn powell in a fight for survival on the world's deadliest game show only yeah all i
00:19watch on instagram other than food videos are animals killing other animals so your analogy
00:24is not lost on me but the top speed for heavyweight to be sure and the hands are heavy
00:28figures to need all those weapons tonight against the credentialed drago
00:33with much fanfare here's the number two ranked heavyweight content 17th ufc appearance dc 50th
00:57pro fight i know you got a lot of respect for that number he's the former m1 global heavyweight
01:02champion breeze but this is the sports ultimate prize champion he might be one way away from a
01:06shot at it yeah he might have an opportunity i mean so many people are all gone in their last fight he
01:11could he could have been fighting for the belt later it's a game of inches it's gonna boil down
01:17to whether or not he could defend quickly enough to not get taken down if this fight is staying
01:24towards volkov with his height his ability his power but if it's on the ground it is giant it's a big
01:32guy though when i was talking to him and his coach the other day the thing they were saying about their
01:36takedown defense leads me to believe to make sure that he isn't getting taken down multiple times but
01:42it's not like we've seen that we haven't seen him taken down in control living and training in las
01:47vegas for a while now and that really has leveled up his game he said he's been working really and i
01:53love the story he told in the fighter meeting about traveling all to all the surrounding states
01:57and doing naga tournaments at the brown being a midlife crisis you know lawyers and rocking up
02:04to go wreck shopping your local naga tournament and outlaws i feel so bad for all those surrounding
02:09states uh he collected all the belts uh mind you in every single one of those but the reality is
02:14the bunch of almeida is a unique challenge volkov his frame and his well-rounded skill set is as the
02:22heavyweight division as well and shout out to everybody back in vegas at the pohada bjj training
02:27center volkov's tail the cape presented by bj to be better or rewards for sustainable choices volkov
02:33is 37 jayelton almeida not a young man four inches the gap in heights you see the weight
02:39as well one inch in reach for alexander drago volkov or an app buffer ladies and gentlemen
02:45this fight is three rounds in the ufc heavyweight fighting out of the blue corner three losses
02:54he stands six feet three inches tall weighing seven pounds fighting out of salvador bahia brazil
03:03presenting the heavyweight contender in the world
03:09jayelton mayaji almeida
03:14and now fighting out of the red corner a big martial artist holding professional record 38 wins
03:2611 6 feet 7 inches tall weighing in at 261 and one half pounds fighting
03:33uh presenting the number two ranked ufc heavyweight contender in the world
03:41alexander
03:42drago
03:44where the action begins
03:51the referee is hard
03:53mark goddard
03:54mark goddard
03:55mark alexander volkov just seems so excited
03:58to compete thanks to jenny and drage
04:01don't wave the ball shake it off no
04:04twice
04:05he showed the right hand and the left hand
04:07drago said no to both
04:08all right here we go
04:10the wave
04:11that's it
04:11go
04:12guyelton shoots right away
04:14you know it's coming
04:17every time these guys can't stop it
04:18he almost never sets it up with strikes
04:20i shouldn't say never
04:21no i know
04:22a lot of times he shoots naked
04:23he just shoots
04:24it really is not an issue right if you're scoring takedowns
04:28and that one was not hard
04:29he grabbed the high crotch and he took volkov down
04:32and almeida's grounds
04:46especially early
04:47and volkov's got to be super careful as to how he advances
04:52or chooses back
04:53almeida is going to jump on him
04:55call of duty
04:57black ops 7
04:58rated M
05:00volkov trying to maintain this wrist control
05:03he was looking for the knee shield earlier
05:04but
05:05in some ways those long legs are great
05:07tough to regard
05:09when your legs are as long
05:10as volkov's are
05:12you know you've got someone
05:13looking to suffocate you
05:14almeida just locks him on you so tight
05:17and he's so strong
05:18that guys are not able to get up
05:22he's going to start applying that shoulder pressure
05:26he's going to get stood up
05:33yeah already got a soft one in there from mark goddard
05:36he's going to try to build up to his right hip
05:38get on his right elbow
05:40that's the start
05:41pull that far post
05:45so volkov
05:47can't build back like you're talking about dc
05:49almeida can do it
05:51or almeida can actually just take a nearside underhook
05:53to put volkov back on his back
05:55but he has got to move a little bit
05:58move and strike right
06:01the whole reason why people end up giving up their back
06:04is because quite often he's
06:05grounded
06:06he's not going to have to turn
06:08volkov got him on his hip
06:10almeida seems still pretty comfortable
06:13volkov's a big guy though
06:14with a lot of left on those legs
06:15yeah he has a leverage
06:16he can do things that
06:20yeah that was a great sweep
06:23and volkov won't hold
06:24right he's going to try to hit
06:25and land damage on jayoko
06:27volkov crowd responding in kind
06:30as volkov is able to get out from underneath
06:32jayoko and almeida under two minutes
06:34when i try to i mean i try to look for this leg here
06:37yeah but if volkov can cover his head
06:39oh hell volkov
06:41jayoko should not be going deep guard
06:46he should not be doing deep half guard
06:48especially with a big dude like volkov
06:51here's where volkov's messing up though
06:53he's not controlling the underhook
06:55he's letting jayoko build his left arm
06:57to put it back flat
06:58volkov trying to make these ground strikes count
07:03deep deep deep half sweep here
07:05problem with the deep half sweep is
07:07now he can do 12 to 6 elbow
07:09oh that's a great point
07:11any amount of space i can imagine volkov
07:14slam that elbow down into the temple
07:17jayoko's building
07:18and volkov is so heavy here
07:21oh volkov never in a rush
07:35except maybe at the start of the fight
07:40oh
07:51nice elbows in there by volkov
07:54my native said try to get his hips up
07:57drive forward but he might be content to stay safe here
08:00just try to bury his head best he can
08:01and take the round
08:03stop
08:04fight tight corner camp is powered by prime hydration
08:07new flavor camp
08:08go again
08:08breathe
08:09don't be desperate
08:11breathe
08:13let's go
08:14start low
08:16low
08:18don't need to run to him
08:19put your box
08:20okay sorry
08:25monaco the official camp cocktail of the ufc
08:29two shots in every game
08:31time volkov in the red
08:36jayoko now made it
08:37he's got to be very original
08:41to get the round in the way that he did
08:43jayoko's gonna have to take some chances
08:45before he gets the cake down the next time
08:47or expects him just to try and wrestle
08:50yes
08:50when he takes the high cross there
08:57it's just a different way of taking people down
08:59and almena's been able to do it
09:02almena's just stepping up
09:03volkov
09:06trying to maybe leverage it
09:08tonight's social media post
09:10outside and outside the octagon
09:11take it to threats
09:13these guys
09:33these officials tonight
09:34the reps have been amazing
09:35they have been
09:36confident in what they want
09:38this has been a great night for the officials
09:41yeah we call it out when it's not good
09:43so it's important to call it out when it is
09:44this is why we like
09:45trying to land a punch here
09:48i just think that he's so afraid
09:51that if he opens up
09:53he just does not want to lose the position
09:55i think volkov's holding
10:03his left hand though
10:04he's also closing the space
10:11not allowing almena to get that left hook
10:14almena's grappling is a real problem
10:17with his heavy wings
10:18he just leaves no openings
10:24he doesn't necessarily take a lot of chances
10:27and because of that
10:29and he just sort of slowly and methodically
10:33works his way
10:34to what's probably wants to be
10:36a potential head-arm triumph
10:37the volkov had his opportunity
10:40to get back to his feet there
10:41that was hard by volkov to
11:00regard and force the stand
11:02another takedown
11:03it just looks like almena
11:06to take
11:06volkov tried to knee him there
11:09that's why he got taken down
11:11he didn't look right at all
11:12instead of defending
11:13got a little bit of insouciance for volkov
11:18at least on two of the takedown attempts
11:20and remaining now to go round two
11:22and this is the exact fight
11:26that jayotan almena needs to fight
11:27may not be appealing to him
11:29he's going to try
11:37it looks like it's hard to beat the body a little bit
11:40it does
11:40you can grab your own shorts
11:41you may be down there
11:43grabbing your hip
11:44grabbing your own shorts
11:45hanging on for dear life
11:46he cannot let this beat his body
11:48he's going to try it
11:51goal copy jay jay brown belt
11:54has never had a submission win in the uf
11:57and i mean i don't know how many strikes landed in that round
12:05right
12:05not a lot of control
12:06it's a lot of control
12:08by tonight's corner camp powered by prime hydration
12:10scouting by the team
12:12and on this one he tried to throw to knee
12:14you can't throw to knee
12:15because we saw this in the blades fight
12:18if you can defend
12:19you got a chance
12:19well yet more history could be made
12:22and champions lava kasha
12:23moving up to challenge
12:24jack dilla madalena
12:25for the ufc welterweight title
12:26and sean weh lee
12:28moving up to flyweight
12:29to face the goal goes down
12:30with the world's most famous
12:32who may not be number 15
12:33and ufc 322 on espn
12:36on game review
12:36now it says that
12:38alexander bullcups
12:38submitted a tie to ibaso
12:39with a z-kill show
12:40that was actually there
12:41so
12:42three
12:43this is crazy
12:45like tight
12:45which is going to the same take now
12:47this time he actually got
12:48the first by volkov
12:49volkov
12:51volkov better try to finish
12:55his single leg
12:56because when he was able
12:57to get on top
12:58he was able to tie
12:59and get back to space
13:00he's going to be the one
13:01that takes volkov down
13:02yeah you would think
13:04that as the striker
13:05he'd want to prove
13:06and that it's just not
13:08going to work
13:08he's got to stay tight
13:09here this is a great spot
13:10for him
13:10as tall as volkov is
13:12to
13:13look to do damage
13:15in the clinch
13:16he needs to try
13:17to do enough damage
13:18that even if he gets
13:20taken enough
13:21because we've seen
13:22jayoko hasn't done much
13:24with the takedowns
13:24but there's just so much
13:26control
13:26oh it was a nice job
13:28by jayoko
13:28to cut the corner there
13:30and you see
13:31the athleticism
13:32as he's sprung
13:34for that take out
13:35but he's got to
13:37throw punches
13:38if he doesn't throw
13:39any punches
13:40if he doesn't do
13:40anything in here
13:41the referee
13:42he'll have to
13:43restart this process
13:44and that idea
13:46that just because
13:47you're on your back
13:48means you're losing
13:49is not
13:49which volkov
13:50is not big
13:51but
13:52you can win a round
13:54like this
13:54if you were the one
13:55landing shots
13:56well the landing
13:57earlier from a fighter
13:58off his back
13:59yep
13:59absolutely
13:59for conversations
14:01happening inside
14:02and outside the octagon
14:03take it to three
14:04that's
14:20you
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