Caio Borralho was the biggest winner at UFC Vegas 96 securing a top-five spot in the middleweight rankings and grabbing one of the night’s performance bonuses.
Caio Borralho will be in the UFC middleweight top five next week.
He won an impressive unanimous decision over Jared Cannonier in the UFC Vegas 96 main event. The scrap was a spirited one. Both fighters had their moments, but Borralho had the more memorable ones, especially in the fifth round when he nearly stopped Cannonier. A one-two combo rocked Cannonier badly.
Quite honestly, the fight could have been stopped based on how Cannonier came crashing onto the canvas. Veteran referee Dan Miragliota allowed it to continue, and Cannonier survived the round with grit and determination.
However, Borralho had clearly done enough to lock down the win. Following the fight, Borralho was asked for a call-out. He may have wasted an opportunity as he chose to call out current champion Dricus Du Plessis.
As the likely No-5 ranked fighter, that’s not a crazy concept. However, considering Sean Strickland has already been promised the next shot at the title, it makes no sense to call for a title shot. The proper callout would have been Israel Adesanya. The former champion has lost his last two fights but is still ranked No.
