Jailton Almeida Accepts Short-Notice Bout at UFC Vegas 113 on Feb. 7

Jailton Almeida accepted a short-notice booking, replacing Ryan Spann to face Rizvan Kuniev at UFC Vegas 113 on Feb. 7 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event, also listed as UFC Fight Night 266, was first reported by Leo Guimaraes. It is headlined by Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira. Almeida enters after a split-decision loss to Alexander Volkov at UFC 321, ending a two-fight winning run; he is 8-2 in the promotion with wins over Serghei Spivac, Derrick Lewis and Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Kuniev dropped a split decision to Curtis Blaydes at UFC Baku on June 21, 2025, halting an 11-bout unbeaten streak. The reason for Spann's withdrawal was not disclosed.