Who Is Jailton Almeida’s Wife Dandara Rodrigues? Do They Have Kids Together?

Jailton Almedia is coming back to the year-opening pay-per-view, UFC 311. He’ll take on surging contender Sergey Spivak in a fight that could potentially see either one of them advance towards their dream of becoming UFC champion. There’s still some time left for the fight, so today, we will be taking a closer look at the personal life of ‘Malhadinho’.

There have been numerous talks about the nitty-gritty of Jailton Almeida’s next fight. However, ahead of the heavyweight clash at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, let us take a look at his family, with a focus on his wife, Dandara Rodrigues.

Jailton Almeida’s wife and kids

Jailton Almedia is in a relationship with Dandara Rodrigues, with whom he lives in the neighborhood of Brotas in Salvador, Brazil, where he has lived since his childhood. Rodrigues is a successful businesswoman in her own right and has recently launched a line of swimwear. The couple does not have any children yet, and even if they do, they haven’t brought him into the public eye. Meanwhile, Almeida hasn’t shared any pictures of his significant other on social media either.

On the other hand, the multi-talented Rodrigues is training to become a multimedia producer for which she is learning photography and videography. There’s not much more we know about Jailton Almeida’s partner, but what we do know is that there’s a high possibility that she will be supporting her partner at UFC 311 when he takes on his Moldovan counterpart.

but before we get to any of that, let’s take a look at his life growing up, which was certainly a tough time in Jailton Almeida’s life.

Almeida’s background and early life

The financial situation of Jailton Almeida’s family growing up, and like most Brazilian kids, he also wanted to be a soccer player. Pele, Romario, Ronaldo Nazario, there were a lot of players that the children down there in the South American nation take inspiration from to become athletes themselves. However, Almeida’s financial struggles made him unable to join a professional club, leading him to take up his father’s path of becoming a boxer.

He started boxing at six years old and slowly he started getting into it. Then he took up Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 11 and got really good at it. ‘Malhadinho’ also holds a black belt in BJJ, which he received in 2018, six years after he made his pro-MMA debut. Also, Almeida may have started training in boxing but he excelled in grappling as he has 13 out of his 21 wins coming off submissions.

Jailton Almeida has just lost once under the UFC banner and is looking strong with five wins in his last six fights. But could he take down Sergey Spivak at UFC 311? That remains to be seen. But in the meantime, let us know your thoughts about the fight in the comments down below.