Caio Borralho has been waiting for his opportunity to break through as a middleweight contender, and now he’s on the doorstep as he closes in on the UFC on ESPN 62 main event with Jared Cannonier. Borralho (16-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) has put together a 16-fight unbeaten streak in MMA competition, including six straight wins in the octagon after earning a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series. He now draws former title challenger Cannonier (17-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) in the Aug. 24 headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (ESPN, ESPN+ ), and he thinks this is the right opponent for him to prove he’s ready for the next level. “He’s very experienced guy, he’s very consistent,” Borralho told MMA Junkie. “He can take the fight where he wants all the time, he can explode when he wants.
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