"Give him a pillow" - Islam Makhachev leads the UFC world in slamming Jailton Almeida for UFC Sao Paulo snoozefest despite decisive win

Although UFC Fight Night 231 had its highs and lows, there seems to be an almost unanimous sentiment among fans and fighters about the main event between Jailton Almeida and Derrick Lewis. They think it was an absolute snoozefest and they might not be wrong.

From the get-go, the fight offered very little in the way of excitement other than the occasional submission threat from Almeida. Almost the entirety of the fight took place on the ground, with the Brazilian holding down his heavyweight counterpart.

For the casual fan, the fight was boring as they neither got to witness 'The Black Beast's' fabled power nor anything exciting from 'Malhadinho' other than incessant takedowns.

Surprisingly, even professional fighters were irked by the uneventful bout despite the Brazilian's decisive win.

Check out a few reactions below:

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev reacted:

"Give him a pillow. 🤦‍♂️"

The Dagestani continued his rant, saying:

"When you never training grappling. 🤦‍♂️"

Former multi-promotional champion Ben Askren wrote:

"Has no one ever taught Almeida how to ground and pound??"

Derek Brunson had this to say:

"Who had this going the distance. I knew I should've sprinkled a little $100 😂😂😂"

UFC lightweight Jalin Turner opined:

"We watch heavyweights for the KOs."

@chubbydana wrote:

"Jailton Almeida couldn't submit a dead person."

@Tarransp opined:

"Derrick Lewis got more rush driving his Lambo than that fight with Jailton Almeida #UFCSaoPaulo #UFCSP."

@bigbassboosta wrote:

"Jailton Almeida stealing @elonmusk's walrus move for 5 rounds #UFCSP."

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Jailton Almeida calls out top heavyweight contender for next fight

After scoring a unanimous decision win against Derrick Lewis, Jailton Almeida has shifted his sights to the fighters at the top of the division.

During his post-fight interview in Sao Paulo, 'Malhadinho' explained why he employed a grappling-heavy approach against 'The Black Beast':

"You know we were worried. We knew that he has a heavy hand. We had 15 or 20 days to come up with a strategy for his fight. We were able to do that and keep him down and avoid his right hand."

He then proceeded to call out former heavyweight title challenger Ciryl Gane and said:

"I'm going to call out a name here: I want Ciryl Gane, I'll fight in Paris; we can do it in Salvador [or] wherever, I'm ready. Let's do it, Ciryl Gane."

Catch the interview below (2:09):