Nassourdine Imavov Beats Caio Borralho in Paris, The Issued A Title Challenge To UFC Middleweight Champion Khamzat Chimaev.

Published on 7 SEP 2025

Nassourdine Imavov Outlasted Caio Borralho in The Main Event of UFC Fight Night in France, Earning to Unanimous Decision and Consolidating His Claim As a potential Title Challenger to Middleweight Champion Khamzat Chimaev.

Imavov, Fighting in Front of His Home Crowd at Accor Arena in Paris, Secured to Fifth Straight UFC Victory, With The Three Judges Delivery to Clear Win for the 84kg (185-Pound) Fighter: 50-45, 49-46, 49-46.

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The Saturday Night Bout Was One -ID, With Imavov (20-4 MMA) Controlling the distance for the Fight’s Duration With Clean Boxing and Pressure Volume, not allowing Borralh KO/TKO OR SUBMISION.

Imanov, Who Laid Claim to the UFC Middleweight Division’s No 2 ranking, was Hard On Himself About Not Finishing Borralho as He Had Planned.

Noted not earning to Stoppage Victory, I had one message for chimaev (15-0 mma).

“I am Next,” Imavov Said as The Crowd Erupted During His Post-Fight Speech. “[Borralho] was unbeaten for 10 years. I Just Beat Him, and Beat Him With Style As Well. I need to be the Next One [to fight for the UFC middleweight title].

The Loss for the No 7-Ranked Borralho Marked His First Inside The UFC. After The Fight, He AcknowledGed Imavov as One of the Tugest Opponnts of His Career.

“Thank you, Nassourdine, for the respect,” Borralho Said. “Thank you are very [my strategy] That Much. I Wted to Make This Fight Entertaining for the Fans and the UFC. So, I Tried to Strike With One of The Best Strikers in The World, and That’s What You Guys Saw: A Great War. ”

In the co-co-line Fight, Lightweight Benoit Saint Denis Secured to Rear-Naked Choke Over Mauricio Ruffy at 2:56 of the Second Round.

Saint Denis (15-3 MMA) GOT A LARGE LIFT FROM THE HOMETOWN CROWD AND BECAME THE First Fighter to Submit Ruffy (12-2 MMA) IN HIS CAREER.

Ruffy’s Loss To Saint Denis Snapped to Seven-Fight Winning Streak Dating Bow To November 2019.

Nassourdine Imavov Reacts.
The No 2-Ranked Imavov Calleed for His Next Bout To Be a Title Showdown Against Middleweight Champion Khamzat Chimaev [Per Haljestam/Imagn Images via Reuters]



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