Caio Borralho just wants to fight.
The UFC's average weight division is not lacking in suitors ready to challenge the Plessis Dricus champion. Borralho of Brazil, however, suddenly found himself at the end since his greatest career victory against Jared Cannonier in August. This victory advanced the undefeated sequence of Borralho at 17, with seven of these victories inside the octagon.
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Borralho hoped that his first fight of the year could occur at UFC 317 for International Combat Week. Ideally, the Brazilian competitor has targeted a high -level confrontation with Nassourdine Imavov, who, according to him, was offered by the UFC – only for Imavov to refuse.
“I said yes right away,” said Borralho The “The Ariel Helwani Show” by Non-Couronne “ Wednesday. “I didn't even give time to speak with my team.
The image of the title of the average weights of the UFC is currently uncertain, with rumbles of a potential injury to Du Plessis. Borralho said he had heard through the vineyard that the South African champion could face a broken tibia and may not be ready before October. The possible hold-up has led to certain social media interactions between Borralho and the next expected challenger, Khamzat Chimaev.
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Borralho, 32, saw the opportunity to call a fight with Chimaev in the absence of any action at the top of the division. He has not yet heard any answers, but the singer of Nerds Fighting hopes to compete as soon as late.
“I'm just lost, my brother, to be honest with you,” said Borralho. “Everyone abstains. I am not me who comes here and said that everyone was fleeing to me and they are afraid of me and all that, but all know that it is a difficult fight for them. They are all cannon. Robert Whittaker dodged. Imavov dodged. All these guys. I don't know what I have to do to fight again.
“This fight against Khamzat, I saw the opportunity when I heard that Dricus was injured, and I said:” It's my blow. I have to go there and show that I am ready, that I am ready to face anyone, no matter who and I asked the UFC for that. “We are still waiting for them.
Borralho has remained occupied at the UFC so far in his career, competing two to three times a year. But at this rate, 2025 could prove to be a much less active year.
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Sitting at n ° 6 in the official ranking of the UFC, Borralho plans to challenge someone above him for his next time. Chimaev undoubtedly makes sense than Imavov, with the latter seated in n ° 1 and Chimaev perched in n ° 3. In the end, Borralho said that he is so impatient to compete that he will even accept a fight in the ranking if he had to.
“This thing is S ***, Bro,” said Borralho about the UFC ranking. “Michael Chandler lost four in a row – he's still n ° 12. There is Paulo Costa. He has not fought for two years. He has already lost four of his last five fights. He is still in the ranking. It's crazy.
“These rankings are s ***, Bro. So I got out. I don't care about the rankings. Give me a classified guy. Give me a promising competitor. Give me anyone. I don't pay attention because this ranking does not mean what I want. I just want to fight because I am a fighter.”
