With a win over Caio Borralho, Nassourdine Imavov believes he’ll be the subsequent man in line for a middleweight title shot.
In February, Imavov shocked the world with a surprising second-round knockout of former two-time titleholder Israel Adesanya. The victory launched him to the highest of the 185-pound rankings, but when he needs to money in on his first UFC title alternative, he’ll must get previous the Preventing Nerds co-founder.
Imavov and Borralho will headline UFC Paris when the promotion heads again to The Metropolis of Gentle on September 6.
“I’ve crushed 4 top-10s in lower than a 12 months—a fifth is coming,” Imavov advised MMA Junkie of his upcoming conflict with Borralho. “Do you think about after I beat Caio, anybody deserves a title shot greater than me?”
In response to Imavov, the UFC has already confirmed that with a win over Borralho, he’ll face the winner of this month’s middleweight title tilt between reigning champion Dricus du Plessis and undefeated Chechen monster Khamzat Chimaev.
“What the UFC mentioned is that I’m subsequent in line for the belt,” Imavov added.
Nassourdine Imavov and Caio Borralho each vying for title shot at UFC Paris
Imavov is 8-2 contained in the Octagon and heads to the French capital using a wave of momentum following a quartet of wins over Roman Dolidze, Jared Cannonier, Brendan Allen, and the aforementioned ‘Final Stylebender.
In the meantime, Borralho goes into the largest combat of his profession with a spotless 7-0 file beneath the UFC banner. That string of victories was adequate to get ‘The Pure’ to No. 6 within the rankings, however a win over Imavov will probably push him to the highest of the listing and put him in pole place for a shot a the middleweight crown.
