Caio Borralho picks Sean Strickland to beat Dricus Du Plessis in rematch – ‘perhaps’

LAS VEGAS – Caio Borralho is done predicting UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis’ fights.

Borralho (17-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) wonders how Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) continues to prevail, previously saying “it’s loopy how tainted he is.” Du Plessis only in the near past submitted Israel Adesanya to retain his title at UFC 305.

Sean Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) is touted to potentially be Du Plessis’ next title challenger, and if the pair flee things inspire, Borralho is selecting Strickland to blueprint shut.

Or is he?

“I got Strickland a success this warfare, perhaps, attributable to I judge Strickland won the final one, nonetheless perhaps he left a microscopic bit inner the octagon that he may per chance perhaps per chance perhaps attain a microscopic bit more,” Borralho instructed journalists, at the side of MMA Junkie, after UFC on ESPN 62. “But MMA is loopy. I at all times bet in opposition to Dricus, and he at all times wins, so I’m no longer making a bet on the following one. Let these guys extinguish themselves and I’m the following one.”

Borralho emerged as a high middleweight contender after outslugging aged title challenger Jared Cannonier in Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 62 predominant tournament at the UFC Apex.

He thinks he’s earned a title shot nonetheless is spicy to command on any high-ranked middleweight to cement himself as No. 1 contender.

“I desire a title shot, that’s for determined, nonetheless I’m a company man,” Borralho stated. “Whoever Hunter (Campbell) and Dana (White) send me to warfare. In the event that they’re folks above me or something like that, like the warfare that I deserve, the warfare that’s going to attach apart me a long way more shut to the belt, I’m going to command it, attributable to I’m the company man.”

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