After leaping up seven spots to take his place within the middleweight high 5, Caio Borralho believes a combat in opposition to former two-time titleholder Israel Adesanya ought to be subsequent.
On Saturday evening, ‘The Pure’ prolonged his unbeaten streak to 16 and surged up in the direction of the highest of the 185-pound rankings with an distinctive efficiency in opposition to Jared Cannonier within the UFC Vegas 96 headliner.
With the win, Borralho now finds himself surrounded by some severely gifted firm, together with fellow top-fivers Nassourdine Imavov, Robert Whittaker, Israel Adesanya, and Sean Strickland.
Already looking forward to his subsequent problem contained in the Octagon, Borralho thinks {that a} scrap with ‘The Final Stylebender’ could possibly be his greatest path to an eventual title combat with reigning middleweight world champion Dricus Du Plessis.
“I believe Adesanya may be the most effective combat for me proper now,” Borralho informed Laerte Viana. “If I had to decide on yet another earlier than the title, I believe it might be Adesanya after which the title.”
Caio Borralho suggests lack of focus could also be the reason for Adesanya’s current struggles
Nonetheless, Borralho isn’t certain that he’d get the identical ‘Stylebender’ he watched dominate the division for therefore a few years.
After profitable 12-straight at middleweight, Adesanya has misplaced two of his final three, together with back-to-back losses in opposition to Sean Strickland and Du Plessis. Now 35 years outdated, it’s not unreasonable to assume that father time is starting to meet up with the Metropolis Kickboxing star.
Nonetheless, Borralho is aware of that even when the ‘Stylebender’ has misplaced a step, he’s nonetheless a harmful man to trifle with contained in the Octagon.
“Possibly [Adesanya’s] not the identical centered man he was earlier than, however he’s nonetheless the identical man with the identical approach, ability and dominance,”
Is Caio Borralho vs. Israel Adesanya the combat to make following final weekend’s combat card at The APEX?
