Serghei Spivac is prepared for anyone, together with Jailton Almeida.

On Saturday, Spivac scored the eighth win of his UFC profession, submitting Marcin Tybura with an armbar in the principle occasion of UFC Vegas 95. The win avenged an earlier loss to Tybura and strikes “Polar Bear” up within the MMA Combating World Rankings at heavyweight. Nonetheless, solely 29 years previous and now again within the successful column, Spivac is aware of there are many alternatives awaiting him up the ladder.

“I’ll undoubtedly take a break,” Spivac stated in his post-fight press convention. “I’ll heal up. However when folks ask me what’s subsequent, it’s very onerous for me to say as a result of lots of issues can change within the heavyweight division actually shortly. So it’s good for me when the UFC says who’s subsequent versus me having to decide on. I perceive that tournaments occur each single Saturday, each single week, so I’ll wait and we’ll see what’s subsequent.”

“What’s subsequent” could also be pretty easy. In his post-fight speech on Saturday, Tybura referred to as for a matchup with anyone ranked above him, and No. 7-ranked Jailton Almeida shortly answered the decision.

“Spivak, would you like somebody above you within the rankings? Im right here!! #7 vs #8 . I need to struggle Bro! Glad you get the end early, so, we will struggle quickly!”

Almeida suffered his first loss within the UFC earlier this yr when he acquired knocked out by Curtis Blaydes at UFC 299, however rebounded with a submission victory over Alexandr Romanov at UFC 302. A matchup between Almeida and Spivac would determine to be a grappler’s delight, and by no means one to be overly loquacious, Spivac had a really direct response to Almeida’s name out when requested about it.

“Let him practice,” Spivac stated.

A few occasions on the night, Spivac made it clear he doesn’t want to name out anybody particularly as he tries to be respectful always, however is prepared to struggle whoever the UFC deigns to present him. The one factor he would request is a timeline. Spivac and his associate are set to have their first youngster in simply a few weeks, so he needs to take a while earlier than returning earlier than 2025.

“Finish of the yr could be nice,” Spivac stated. “I’d come again on the finish of the yr, so long as I keep wholesome.”