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‘Give Him Adesanya’ – MMA Fans React As Caio Borralho Outlasts Jared Cannonier In UFC Fight Night Main Event War

Caio Borralho represents the Fighting Nerds with pride and continued to do so with the biggest win of his career in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event, scoring a decision over Jared Cannonier. Borralho got Cannonier in trouble during the opening round, picking him apart with his kicks. The veteran contender and former title challenger, […]

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Caio Borralho represents the Fighting Nerds with pride and continued to do so with the biggest win of his career in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event, scoring a decision over Jared Cannonier.

Borralho got Cannonier in trouble during the opening round, picking him apart with his kicks. The veteran contender and former title challenger, however, got himself on the board in the second rframe when he started to find his groove in his punching, which included a brief wobble of “The Natural” late in the round.

The two had an action packed third stanza and were just about even in terms of significant strikes landed, especially to the head. Borralho, however, ended up getting Cannonier wobbly. And even when “The Killa Gorilla” tried to fight back with his power, he stumbled, showing he was still rocked. Cannonier, however, was able to survive the round.

Borralho continued to bring heavy pressure in the fourth round, but the 40-year-old brought his power, landing damaging shots. By the end of the frame, notable swelling could be seen around one of Borralho’s eyes.

But late in the fifth round, Borralho delivered again, landing a one-two that dropped Cannonier. The Brazilian scrambled and got to work with strong ground-and-pound. The American, however, managed to survive the attack and a subsequent choke attempt.

That was enough for the judges, as two scored the fight 49-45 and one 48-46, all for Borralho.

Caio Borralho Rocks Jared Cannonier Twice, Solidifies Himself As Middleweight Contender At UFC Fight Night

Borralho has won all but two of the fights in his professional career thus far. He’s 6-0 in the Octagon after winning a contract through a victory over current Bellator fighter Aaron Jeffrey on Dana White’s Contender Series. He entered this fight coming off a knockout of Paul Craig at UFC 301, and Borralho will now find himself in the mix of top middleweight contenders.

Borralho used his post-fight interview to call out Dricus Du Plessis, who retained his UFC middleweight title against Israel Adesanya at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia, last weekend.

Cannonier, meanwhile, has now lost two straight and three of his last five, stretching back to his unsuccessful challenge of then-champion Adesanya at UFC 276 in the summer of 2022.

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Jared Cannonier Dismisses Caio Borralho’s Grappling Superiority Ahead Of UFC Fight Night Main Event: ‘I Fought Glover Teixeira!’

Jared Cannonier looks to return to the win column this weekend by turning back a UFC middleweight contender on the rise. Caio Borralho has won six in a row to find himself in this position, but in Cannonier, he faces by far his toughest test to date. Despite what fans saw from him last time […]

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Jared Cannonier looks to return to the win column this weekend by turning back a UFC middleweight contender on the rise.

Caio Borralho has won six in a row to find himself in this position, but in Cannonier, he faces by far his toughest test to date.

Despite what fans saw from him last time out at UFC 301, where he stopped Paul Craig in devastating fashion, the Brazilian is better known for his grappling skills.

Given the high-level opposition that he has faced during his time competing at both middleweight and several other weight classes in the UFC, this isn’t something that is going to faze “The Killa Gorilla.”

Jared Cannonier Doesn’t Understand Why People Underestimate His Grappling

In a recent interview with MMA Junkie ahead of this weekend’s middleweight main event, Cannonier was asked whether, in his mind, this fight boils down to if he can stop Borralho from having success with his takedowns.

The 185-pound stalwart doesn’t have this point of view and isn’t afraid to let his opponent test his grappling if that’s the way things end up going. He believes that his ground game is slept on by the rest of the division, potentially because you very rarely see opponents try to take him down.

“If he ends up on the bottom, it’s not going to be too good for him down there either, so I got all the confidence in my ground game,” Cannonier said. “I don’t know why people think my ground game isn’t good. I haven’t been submitted in the UFC, I haven’t been submitted in my career.

“When I was green, I fought Glover Teixeira. I spent a lot of time underneath him and didn’t get tapped, and I was green as far as my grappling goes back then,” Cannonier continued. “I’m much better now. I’m attacking you guys. If you guys think you want to take me down, you’re more than welcome to try.”

Cannonier believes Borralho and the rest of the middleweight division could be in for a shock if the ground is where they think his weakness is.

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Caio Borralho Reveals Best Way To Beat Jared Cannonier And Fight ‘Strangest Guy In the Division’ Dricus Du Plessis

Caio Borralho, who fights Jared Cannonier this weekend, has been undefeated in professional MMA since 2015. The former Future FC middleweight champ entered the UFC through Dana White’s Contender Series and has racked up six wins in the promotion. After defeating the likes of Abus Magomedov and Paul Craig, Borralho will face the No. 5 […]

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Caio Borralho, who fights Jared Cannonier this weekend, has been undefeated in professional MMA since 2015. The former Future FC middleweight champ entered the UFC through Dana White’s Contender Series and has racked up six wins in the promotion.

After defeating the likes of Abus Magomedov and Paul Craig, Borralho will face the No. 5 ranked UFC middleweight. This is arguably his toughest test yet, as Cannonier is a veteran with explosive knockout power.

The Brazilian prospect aims to get a title shot after his seventh straight win in the UFC. Here’s how he would like to beat Cannonier to stand alongside other top middleweight contenders like Robert Whittaker and Sean Strickland…

Caio Borralho Highlights The Importance Of Putting On A ‘Mature Performance’ Against Jared Cannonier

Borralho discussed his next UFC fight on Michael Bisping’s Believe You Me Podcast recently. Although he’s prepared for adversity, “The Natural” looks forward to controlling the fight and landing the perfect KO shot or submission.

At middleweight, Cannonier has been a hard nut to crack for most fighters, except for Israel Adesanya and Whittaker. His last loss to Nassourdine Imavov was seen as an early stoppage by many, including Borralho.

As a result, “The Natural” understands the significance of an impressive win over Cannonier who’s always hard to take out or dominate.

“Bisping, I’m finishing him with an amazing performance, like a mature performance. That’s what I need to show the UFC. A mature performance against a top contender, you know. For sure, I’m looking for the KO or for submitting him but the perfect way is that I’m gonna go there, be on his face all the time, put some jabs on him, get some good defense, and then catch him with a good counter punch.”

Borralho looked back at the two occasions he’s called out Dricus Du Plessis after winning in the UFC. Interestingly, the UFC middleweight kingpin responded to one of his callouts on X, asking him to get a couple more wins in the promotion.

Borralho has bagged three wins in the UFC since this interaction, which explains why he wants to get inside the Octagon with Du Plessis next.

“I’m willing to face the strangest guy in the division. And I’m willing to beat his a**. You know, that’s what I’m going to say because I’ve been calling out him two times already so I think the third time UFC gonna hear me after a great feature on Cannonier.”

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Caio Borralho Trashes Dricus Du Plessis: “Bad technique, bad gameplan, crazy style”

Caio Borralho Trashes Dricus Du Plessis: "Bad technique, bad gameplan, crazy style"It may not be pretty, but Dricus Du Plessis always gets the job done. From the moment he first…

Caio Borralho Trashes Dricus Du Plessis: "Bad technique, bad gameplan, crazy style"

It may not be pretty, but Dricus Du Plessis always gets the job done.

From the moment he first stepped inside the Octagon four years ago, ‘Stillknocks’ has been slapped with criticism. Whether it be his awkward style or questionable cardio, everyone had a reason to suggest that ‘DDP’ would never be anything more than a mid-carder.

Fast forward to August 2024 and not only is Du Plessis the middleweight world champion, but he just submitted one of the greatest 185’ers in the history of the sport, Israel Adesanya.

Dricus Du Plessis vs. Adesanya

But despite all his success, there are still plenty of detractors. That includes rising contender Caio Borralho who made some disparaging remarks about Du Plessis ahead of his Fight Night headliner inside The APEX this Saturday.

”It’s crazy… I always bet against him [Du Plessis],” Borralho said during Wednesday’s media day. “It’s crazy how bad he is, but how he makes it work… Props to him. Man, I just need to congratulate him because, even with bad technique, bad gameplan, crazy style, he always makes it work. He is winning, he is undefeated in the UFC, so he deserves the spot where he is right now” (h/t Sportskeeda).

Du Plessis

Caio Borralho not thinking about a title fight with Dricus Du Plessis just yet

Borralho is currently sitting outside the middleweight top 10, but if he can secure a big win over Jared Cannonier, he’ll thrust himself into the top five and establish himself as a legitimate contender in one of the UFC’s most talent-rich divisions.

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But ‘The Natural’ isn’t getting ahead of himself just yet. He knows he has a tough test ahead before he can start thinking about a shot at UFC gold.

“I just think about Jared [Cannonier], I don’t want to think about anything else, but looking forward to get this fight,” Borralho added.

Caio Borralho Trashes Dricus Du Plessis: “Bad technique, bad gameplan, crazy style”

Caio Borralho Trashes Dricus Du Plessis: "Bad technique, bad gameplan, crazy style"It may not be pretty, but Dricus Du Plessis always gets the job done. From the moment he first…

Caio Borralho Trashes Dricus Du Plessis: "Bad technique, bad gameplan, crazy style"

It may not be pretty, but Dricus Du Plessis always gets the job done.

From the moment he first stepped inside the Octagon four years ago, ‘Stillknocks’ has been slapped with criticism. Whether it be his awkward style or questionable cardio, everyone had a reason to suggest that ‘DDP’ would never be anything more than a mid-carder.

Fast forward to August 2024 and not only is Du Plessis the middleweight world champion, but he just submitted one of the greatest 185’ers in the history of the sport, Israel Adesanya.

Dricus Du Plessis vs. Adesanya

But despite all his success, there are still plenty of detractors. That includes rising contender Caio Borralho who made some disparaging remarks about Du Plessis ahead of his Fight Night headliner inside The APEX this Saturday.

”It’s crazy… I always bet against him [Du Plessis],” Borralho said during Wednesday’s media day. “It’s crazy how bad he is, but how he makes it work… Props to him. Man, I just need to congratulate him because, even with bad technique, bad gameplan, crazy style, he always makes it work. He is winning, he is undefeated in the UFC, so he deserves the spot where he is right now” (h/t Sportskeeda).

Du Plessis

Caio Borralho not thinking about a title fight with Dricus Du Plessis just yet

Borralho is currently sitting outside the middleweight top 10, but if he can secure a big win over Jared Cannonier, he’ll thrust himself into the top five and establish himself as a legitimate contender in one of the UFC’s most talent-rich divisions.

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But ‘The Natural’ isn’t getting ahead of himself just yet. He knows he has a tough test ahead before he can start thinking about a shot at UFC gold.

“I just think about Jared [Cannonier], I don’t want to think about anything else, but looking forward to get this fight,” Borralho added.

Caio Borralho Trashes Dricus Du Plessis: “Bad technique, bad gameplan, crazy style”

Caio Borralho Trashes Dricus Du Plessis: "Bad technique, bad gameplan, crazy style"It may not be pretty, but Dricus Du Plessis always gets the job done. From the moment he first…

Caio Borralho Trashes Dricus Du Plessis: "Bad technique, bad gameplan, crazy style"

It may not be pretty, but Dricus Du Plessis always gets the job done.

From the moment he first stepped inside the Octagon four years ago, ‘Stillknocks’ has been slapped with criticism. Whether it be his awkward style or questionable cardio, everyone had a reason to suggest that ‘DDP’ would never be anything more than a mid-carder.

Fast forward to August 2024 and not only is Du Plessis the middleweight world champion, but he just submitted one of the greatest 185’ers in the history of the sport, Israel Adesanya.

Dricus Du Plessis vs. Adesanya

But despite all his success, there are still plenty of detractors. That includes rising contender Caio Borralho who made some disparaging remarks about Du Plessis ahead of his Fight Night headliner inside The APEX this Saturday.

”It’s crazy… I always bet against him [Du Plessis],” Borralho said during Wednesday’s media day. “It’s crazy how bad he is, but how he makes it work… Props to him. Man, I just need to congratulate him because, even with bad technique, bad gameplan, crazy style, he always makes it work. He is winning, he is undefeated in the UFC, so he deserves the spot where he is right now” (h/t Sportskeeda).

Du Plessis

Caio Borralho not thinking about a title fight with Dricus Du Plessis just yet

Borralho is currently sitting outside the middleweight top 10, but if he can secure a big win over Jared Cannonier, he’ll thrust himself into the top five and establish himself as a legitimate contender in one of the UFC’s most talent-rich divisions.

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But ‘The Natural’ isn’t getting ahead of himself just yet. He knows he has a tough test ahead before he can start thinking about a shot at UFC gold.

“I just think about Jared [Cannonier], I don’t want to think about anything else, but looking forward to get this fight,” Borralho added.