It might not have been the efficiency to earn him a title shot, however Nassourdine Imavov placed on a reasonably dominant displaying in entrance of his house crowd, defeating Caio Borralho in the primary occasion of UFC Paris.
Although the opening spherical was sluggish, Imavov pushed the tempo on Borralho, overwhelming him early. Borralho, nonetheless, would find yourself with extra output than the French fighter by the primary spherical’s finish. Imavov continued to work Borralho over with jabs and countershots in the course of the second spherical, whereas Borralho had some moments — however positively not the manufacturing we’ve been used to seeing from the Brazilian.
Borralho lastly appeared to get into the battle in the course of the third spherical, touchdown extra photographs and doing harm with them. Notably, nonetheless, Imavov had stopped all 4 takedown makes an attempt from Borralho by this level. Imavov then fully outworked Borralho within the fourth spherical to place him on the ropes.
Imavov then dominated the fifth spherical to almost sweep the judges’ scorecards and rating the victory.
Nassourdine Imavov Dominates Caio Borralho In Potential Title Eliminator At UFC Paris
Imavov has now received 5 straight and he has received eight of his final 10 outings.
This marked Borralho’s first loss since his second skilled MMA bout.
Whether or not Imavov receives a title alternative or not might boil all the way down to the performances of Anthony Hernandez and Reinier de Ridder once they face off in the primary occasion of UFC Vancouver subsequent month.
