Jailton Almeida’s Wife Dandara Rodrigues: Kids, Marriage and All About the UFC Heavyweight’s Family

Jailton Almedia will face Alexander Romanov in a heavyweight bout at UFC 302 on June 1. After losing to Curtis Blaydes at UFC 299, ‘Malhadinho’ would seek to get back to his winning ways. As such, his upcoming clash could prove to be a vital step towards inching closer to the heavyweight gold.

There have been numerous talks about the nitty-gritty of Jailton Almeida’s next fight. However, ahead of the heavyweight clash in Newark, New Jersey, let us take a look at his family, and in particular, his wife, Dandara Rodrigues.

Who is Jailton Almeida’s wife and what does she do for a living?

Jailton Almedia is in a relationship with Dandara Rodrigues, with whom he lives in the neighborhood of Brotas in Salvador where he has lived since his childhood. Rodrigues is a successful businesswoman in her own right and has recently launched a line of swimwear called Use Dr. The couple do not have any children yet. Meanhwile, Almeida hasn’t shared any pictures of his significant other on social media.

On the other hand, the multi-talented Rodrigues is training to become a multimedia producer for which she is learning photography and videography. And she will undoubtedly be supporting her partner as the #7th ranked heavyweight is set to fight in the most consequential bout so far at UFC 302. Meanwhile, when Jailton Almedia fought against a fan favorite and gatekeeper to the top tier of the heavyweight division, Derrick Lewis, ‘The Black Beast’ was not enthusiastic about fighting in Brazil.

Derrick Lewis ‘tricked’ into fighting in Brazil

In an interview with Fox Sports Australia, ‘The Black Beast’, before the UFC Sao Paulo fight, said that he was not aware that the fight would be in Brazil when he took the fight. He said he would have refused the fight if he knew as the taxes in Brazil are too high.

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“A few weeks ago we got a call about this guy (Almeida) and I just agreed straight away. I didn’t know the fight was in Brazil though. It was only after accepting that they told me. I’d always said to my manager I would never fight in Brazil because of the taxes being so bad. So I got tricked into accepting this fight,” Lewis said. As he expected, the heavyweight veteran lost to the hometown boy, who dominated him that night.

Now that he won’t have the home advantage, can Jailton Almeida bounce back from his loss to Curtis Blaydes and put on the same kind of performance he did against Derrick Lewis? That remains to be seen on June 1.

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