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“The Natural” is targeting a return for November or December after recovering from a rib injury that forced him out of his scheduled bout with Joe Pyfer at UFC 330. Ahead of his return, he broke down the championship mix at 185 pounds and how he believes it’ll unfold.
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Borralho backs Nassourdine Imavov to challenge Sean Strickland next
Borralho has revealed that he is already back to full training and expects to begin another fight camp in the coming weeks. He believes he needs one or two more victories before challenging for the championship.
“I think one or two more on the way to the belt,” Borralho told MMA Fighting. “I’m just waiting for the name. But we have Pyfer, we have Brendan Allen. Both of them I can fight. They can fight between two of them, or I can fight both of them. I think we’re in the top of the division, so anyone that wins the next fight may be the one next for the title shot.”
Borralho is open to rebooking the Pyfer matchup, but he prefers a higher-ranked contender. As for the current title picture, the Brazilian doesn’t believe former champ Khamzat Chimaev deserves a title shot as he’s coming off a loss. Rather, he claims Nassourdine Imavov, the only man to beat him in the UFC, should be next for a shot at Sean Strickland’s belt.
“I think Imavov deserves the title next,” Borralho added. “He already has a history with Strickland, that he lost in a light heavyweight fight, in a short-notice fight for Strickland and I think he did everything that he needed to deserve the title shot, so I think he needs to be the one next.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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