The long run seems to be brilliant for Caio Borralho after pulling off a call win over Jared Cannonier in the principle occasion of Saturday’s UFC Struggle Night time card on the Apex.
The 2 had a hard-fought battle crammed with loads of strikes. Borralho’s kicks appeared to get the higher of Cannonier within the first spherical earlier than the previous title challenger discovered a groove along with his punches within the second.
They have been even when it comes to hanging numbers within the third, however “The Pure” managed to get “The Killa Gorilla” wobbly late within the body. Cannonier battled again within the fourth spherical by delivering along with his energy, forming heavy harm round one among Borralho’s eyes.
The Brazilian managed to realize the fifth spherical, nevertheless, by dropping Cannonier with a one-two within the closing minutes and almost scoring the end.
“I caught him with some good jabs, and I feel all these jabs disguise my left hand, and after I (was) touching with my left hand, he felt (it) all of the instances,” Borralho instructed Megan Olivi for ESPN. “However he’s so sturdy, ? He’s so powerful. He’s been with the most effective on the earth so a few years. Loopy. He was within the UFC in 2015. That was the 12 months of my final defeat, my second MMA combat.”
Caio Borralho Claims He Is A New Champ On The Rise
Borralho ventured his manner into the UFC after a pair of wins over Aaron Jeffrey and Jesse Murray on Dana White’s Contender Sequence in 2021. Since then, “The Pure,” representing the Preventing Nerds workforce, has surged upward in momentum by defeating the likes of Paul Craig, Michał Oleksiejczuk, and Makhmud Muradov previous to Cannonier.
Now with larger alternatives in his future, along with his callout of champion Dricus Du Plessis within the Octagon, Borralho is anticipating to be positioned within the high 5 of the middleweight rating once they’re up to date subsequent week.
“I hope to see my title on Tuesday within the high 5 of this division,” Borralho mentioned. “You understand I’m coming for my belt. The mantra of this coaching camp was to indicate the brand new champ arrived. And I feel everyone noticed that (there may be) a brand new champ on the rising [sic] – a man that by no means provides up and (has) all expertise.”
