Nassourdine Imavov Explains Why He Isn’t Interested in Fighting Caio Borralho

🚨 Nassourdine Imavov on why he isn't interested in the Caio Borralho fight:

"He'll get KOed. He'll sleep. Then they're gonna say 'It's normal. He was [ranked] #1, you see'.

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Nassourdine Imavov believes losing to him would be Caio Borralho’s biggest claim to fame.

Borralho was rallying for a matchup against Imavov until recently. However, Imavov explained why the matchup didn’t make sense for him. The UFC middleweight contender has no doubt that he would knock Borralho out. However, the Frenchman believes Borralho’s team would then claim that it was expected that he would lose to the top contender.

"He'll get KO’ed. He'll sleep,” Imavov said. “Then they're gonna say 'It's normal. He was [ranked] No. 1, you see.’ That's their way of managing their careers. Falling forwards, you get it. It's better to fall forwards than backwards. He comes against the No. 1, gets his ass kicked. Then they’ll say, ‘Well that’s normal, he’s No. 1, he’ll recover and come back stronger. So wait your turn. Little by little. You have to [be] patient in life."

Imavov is riding a four-fight winning streak and coming off his biggest career win: a finish against former champ Israel Adesanya. Meanwhile, Borralho is undefeated in seven UFC outings and coming off a decision win over veteran contender Jared Cannonier. “The Natural” has now seemingly shifted focus from Imavov and is teasing a fight against Khamzat Chimaev.