Caio Borralho thinks it’s only a matter of time earlier than the Combating Nerds take over the UFC.
During the last couple of years, there have been few fighters extra thrilling to look at than Borralho and his teammate, Jean Silva. Each have completely dominated their respective division’s to date, with Borralho boasting an ideal 7-0 document contained in the Octagon. In September, he’ll look to safe his tenth straight win and, extra importantly, a shot on the middleweight title when he meets the division’s top-ranked contender, Nassourdine Imavov, at UFC Paris.
Per week later, Silva will look rating the largest win of his profession when he meets former featherweight title challenger Diego Lopes at Noche UFC in San Antonio.
If each fighters come out on prime, Borralho believes he and Silva might find yourself turning into UFC champions on the identical evening.
“I feel me and Jean Silva are going to have the belt on the identical day,” Borralho advised MMA Junkie. “That’s what we’re planning! We stay our desires, and there’s plenty of energy within it, you recognize? So we’re going to maintain doing large issues—nice issues—inside and outdoors the Octagon. You guys simply want to look at!”
Caio Borralho and Jean Silva Trip right into a Pair of Potential Title Eliminators with a Heap of Momentum
Like Borralho, Silva is unbeaten contained in the Octagon, going 5-0 and using a 13-fight win streak that dates again to November 2018. After touchdown a first-round KO over Melsik Baghdasaryan in April, ‘Lord’ made a comparatively fast turnaround, accepting the problem of Bryce Mitchell seven weeks later at UFC 314.
Silva submitted ‘Thug Nasty’ within the second through ninja choke, rendering Mitchell unconscious with simply over a minute to go within the spherical.
In the meantime, Borralho goes into his subsequent bout coming off a unanimous resolution win over Jared Cannonier in August. Earlier than that, he landed a highlight-reel KO over Paul Craig at UFC 301. He at the moment sits because the sixth-ranked contender within the middleweight division.
