Nassourdine Imavov reveals why he turned down Caio Borralho fight amidst interim title talks

Imavov is flying excessive after ending former UFC titleholder Israel Adesanya at UFC Saudi Arabia earlier this yr. Unbeaten by way of his final 5 fights, Imavov makes a robust case for a middleweight title shot for his subsequent struggle, or on the very least a No. 1 contender bout.

A struggle between Imavov and Borralho in a title eliminator bout has been mentioned in current weeks, after Borralho referred to as Imavov out on social media. However after Borralho accused Imavov of turning down a struggle supply, Borralho wasn’t glad together with his middleweight colleague, calling him a ‘p—-‘ on social media for declining.

Nassourdine Imavov responds to Caio Borralho’s struggle ducking allegations

Imavov and Borralho, together with UFC star Khamzat Chimaev, are all within the combine for a shot at UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis‘s belt. While a fight between Imavov and Borralho makes sense, Imavov isn’t eager on the thought, as he opened up on throughout a current vlog.

In coaching footage obtained by Championship Rounds, Imavov answered Borralho’s current callouts.

“He’ll get KO’d, he’ll sleep,” Imavov stated of Borralho. “Then they’re gonna say ‘It’s normal, he was ranked Number 1’…that’s their way of managing their careers. Falling forwards, you get it. It’s better to fall forwards than backwards. He comes against the Number 1, gets his a– kicked. Then they’ll say ‘Well that’s normal…he’ll recover and come back stronger’

“So wait your turn. Little by little, you have to be patient in life. People aren’t patient. The key is patience.”

As of this writing, Borralho hasn’t responded to Imavov’s claims. Borralho not too long ago referred to as for an interim title bout with Chimaev after du Plessis reportedly suffered an harm that delays his UFC return timeline.

Caio Borralho, Khamzat Chimaev ‘agreed’ to struggle at UFC 317

Borralho and Chimaev allegedly ‘agreed’ to a struggle at UFC 317, because the Brazilian relayed not too long ago on social media. The 2 middleweights are former coaching companions, and in resurfaced coaching footage, Chimaev had loads of shining moments throughout their exchanges.

Borralho hasn’t fought since defeating former UFC title challenger Jared Cannonier in a UFC Combat Night time most important occasion final August. In the meantime, Chimaev earned high contender standing by submitting Robert Whittaker at UFC 308.

Borralho rose on the UFC middleweight map when he knocked out Paul Craig brutally at UFC 301. He’s on a 17-fight unbeaten streak general.