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Caio Borralho is looking to move up the middleweight rankings.
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Borralho recently issued a callout to former 185-pound champion Robert Whittaker for a summer matchup. While Whittaker had recently called out Sean Strickland, Borralho urged “The Reaper” to stop calling out higher ranked opponents after a loss. “The Natural” wants to fight Whittaker at UFC 317 during the International Fight Week in June.
“Hey [Robert Whittaker], stop calling guys ahead of you in the rankings after [you] lose a fight bro!” Borralho wrote. “Let’s fight UFC 317 June [28] on International Fight Week! What do you think? What do you all fans think?”
Hey @robwhittakermma stop calling guys ahead of you in the rankings after u lose a fight bro!
Let’s fight UFC 317 June 29 on International Fight Week!
What do you think?
What do you all fans think?— Caio Borralho (@BorralhoCaio) March 3, 2025
The co-founder of The Fighting Nerds team, Borralho has been on a roll at middleweight. The 32-year-old hasn’t lost a fight since 2015 and has six UFC wins to his name. Borralho most recently earned a unanimous decision win over Jared Cannonier, who is widely regarded as the gatekeeper of the division.
Meanwhile, Whittaker is currently at a crossroads in his career after having done it all at middleweight. Although Whittaker has been unable to regain his title after losing it to Israel Adesanya in 2019, “Bobby Knuckles” has only competed in the upper echelon of the division. Whittaker most recently suffered a first-round submission loss against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308, which snapped a two-fight winning streak.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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