Caio Borralho Believes He’s Worst Possible Matchup for Khamzat Chimaev

Caio Borralho is coming off a victory over Jared Cannonier in August 2024. | Getty/UFC

Caio Borralho was not surprised by the result of the UFC 319 headliner.

With the experience of having trained with Khamzat Chimaev in Sweden for one month, the Brazilian indicated in a previous interview with Sherdog.com that he expected the Chechen to dominate Dricus Du Plessis.

"I think it will be very similar to what he did with [Robert] Whittaker,” said Borralho, who served as the backup fighter for the middleweight title fight.

While Chimaev didn’t finish Du Plessis inside of a round, he did thoroughly dominate the South African for 25 minutes to claim middleweight gold at the United Center in Chicago on…