In the main event of UFC Fight Night in France, Nassourdine Imavov defeated Caio Borralho to claim his title as a potential challenger to Khamzat Chimaev’s title.
Imavov won his fifth straight UFC fight by falling in front of his home crowd at Accor Arena in Paris: 50-45, 49-46, 49-46.
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Imavov (20-4 MMA), who controlled the distance for the duration of the fight, did not allow Borralho (17-2 MMA), who entered the match with an impressive 62% of his victories by KO/TKO or submission, despite the fact that he had controlled the distance for the duration of the match.
Imanov, who claimed the No. 2 ranking in the UFC middleweight division, was angry that Borralho didn’t go as planned.
He had one message for Chimaev (15-0 MMA), despite not obtaining a stoppage victory.
Imavov declared, “I am next,” as the audience erupted after the match. Borralho remained unbeaten for ten years. I simply won him over with style. To compete for the UFC middleweight title, I must be the one to follow.
Borralho, who is No 7 overall, lost for the first time in the UFC. He acknowledged Imavov as one of his most difficult opponents in the entire career after the fight.
Borralho thanked Nassourdine for the respect. “Thank you so much, Nassourdine,” he said, “I believe he was the better man today.” As I had anticipated, he moved very quickly. He performed very well in the contest. I really struggled with [my strategy]. For both the fans and the UFC, I wanted to make this fight entertaining. You can see why I tried to strike with one of the best strikers in history: “a great war.”
At 2:56 of the second round, lightweight Benoit Saint Denis won the co-headline fight by securing a rear-naked choke over Mauricio Ruffy.
Saint Denis (15-3 MMA) won over the hometown crowd, becoming the first fighter to submit Ruffy (12-2 MMA) in his career.
A seven-fight winning streak that started in November 2019 was broken by Ruffy’s defeat at Saint Denis.
Source: Aljazeera
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