Caio Borralho believes that he has a clear advantage over newly crowned UFC Middleweight Champion, Khamzat Chimaev.
Chimaev was a gambling favorite that entered his UFC 319 title fight against Dricus du Plessis. Many experts were stunned that the opportunities in favor of Chimaev were with a considerable margin. It appears that the oddmakers were correct. “Borz” had almost 22 minutes of control time, per Vechtgatric. His wrestling was too much for Du Plessis to handle, and he won the 185-pound gold in a one-sided decision victory.
Borralho was in the crowd to witness UFC 319, and he spoke with Mike Bohn about Mmajunkie.com After the event. Borralho discussed why he thinks he has an advantage over Chimaev.
“For me it is the same – I always see him as the same,” said Borralho. “He is a phenomenal athlete, very strong. His wrestling is high, high level. It is almost impossible to clamber with him because he does that because he was nine years old. He clambers all his life. I don’t think that’s the way.
“I have an advantage between all the middleweight hunters: I am the one who has an advantage to beat him because I know exactly what he is doing and what his system is and the steps he goes through and how to deny these steps. I am very respectful for Khamzat. He is like a brother for me. But at the moment it is the level of competition. It is me and he.”
Borralho has a crucial fight against Nassourdine Imavov. The two collide in the main event of the UFC Paris. The winner can perhaps secure a shot in the middleweight gold from Chimaev with an impressive performance.
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