Caio Borralho thinks he has the instruments to dethrone Khamzat Chimaev.
‘Borz’ placed on one of the crucial dominant shows in UFC title combat historical past in Chicago, securing a decisive determination victory over Reinier de Ridder to turn into the promotion’s new undisputed middleweight world champion.
Since then, potential contenders have been lining up, believing they’ve what it takes to unravel the puzzle and hand Chimaev his first-ever loss. That features Borralho, who made it clear that if the UFC desires to ebook him for a title combat in October, he’ll gladly bail on his scheduled scrap at UFC Paris a month earlier.
“I’m very respectful for Khamzat,” Borralho instructed MMA Junkie. “He’s like a brother for me. However at the moment, at this level, on this stage of the competitors, it’s me and him, you understand.
“If the UFC involves me proper now and says, ‘Overlook him. Go put together to combat Khamzat in October,’ I’m prepared. If the UFC provide me this, I’ll say sure immediately. See what occurs. I don’t look after this man. Let him wait.”
Caio Borralho Nonetheless Has to undergo middleweight’s No. 1 contender if he desires to combat Chimaev
The fighter Borralho doesn’t “look after” simply occurs to be the present top-ranked middleweight contender, Nassourdine Imavov. The 2 are scheduled to scrap in ‘The Metropolis of Gentle’ on September 6, with the winner possible rising as Chimaev’s first challenger.
After all, if Chimaev decides to make a fast turnaround and combat in October when the UFC heads again to Abu Dhabi, Borralho or Imavov might get the decision. However contemplating ‘Borz’ barely averages one combat per yr as of late, we wouldn’t wager cash on that occuring.
