Overview
- Almeida steps in on short notice for a heavyweight bout against Kuniev at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Feb. 7.
- The event is the first Apex card of the Paramount era and is scheduled to stream in full on Paramount+.
- Empire Sports Media, citing reporter Leo Guimaraes, reports Almeida agreed to a new deal that begins with this fight.
- Almeida is coming off an October split-decision loss to Alexander Volkov and is 8-2 in the UFC with wins over Serghei Spivac, Derrick Lewis and Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
- Kuniev earned his UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2024 and dropped a split decision to Curtis Blaydes in his June debut, ending an 11-fight unbeaten run.