Tag: Caio Borralho

Caio Borralho trained with Khamzat Chimaev, Paulo Costa and Sean Strickland for UFC Fight Night 223

Surging middleweight Caio Borralho got in work with a number of elite contenders in his division before UFC Fight Night 223.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Caio Borralho[/autotag] is pushing himself to the limit in pursuit of greatness, and that means mixing it up with some of the best in his division inside the training room.

Borralho (13-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who meets Michal Oleksiejczuk (18-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 223 co-main event, did not leave any stones unturned as he looks to take the next step in the middleweight pecking order.

“I went to train with Khamzat (Chimaev), I went to train with Paulo Costa, I went to train with Sean Strickland – all the good guys,” Borralho told MMA Junkie and other reporters at Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 223 media day. “I know I’m ready.”

Some fighters would not exactly be keen to trade looks in the gym with fighters ranked above them in the same weight class, but Borralho takes an ego-less approach to his career. He knows what it takes to get better and climb to the top, and he’s taking the steps he sees as essential.

“I’m very with my feet down to earth,” Borralho said. “I know where I am right now and I know what I need to do to be where I want to be. I’m not doing anything different. I’m getting more money, but I’m training even harder. I’m using this money to hire good guys to put me in discomfort all the time. I’m training harder. There’s no amount of money on this earth that’s going to make me comfortable.”

To hear more from Borralho, check out his complete UFC Fight Night 223 media day interview above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 223.

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Video: UFC Fight Night 223 media day interviews

Before UFC Fight Night 223 on Saturday, main card fighters are scheduled to speak to reporters at media day.

LAS VEGAS – The UFC schedule for April closes out Saturday with UFC Fight Night 223, which takes place at the UFC Apex with a main card that streams on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN2.

A bantamweight main event serves as the final act on the card. Song Yadong (19-7-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC) will take on Ricky Simon (20-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in a matchup of fighters looking to take the next step forward in arguably the sport’s most stacked division.

Before fight night arrives, though, eight athletes from the main card are spoke to reporters Wednesday at media day.

If you happen to miss any of the individual sessions on the live stream, check below for the archived videos of each session.

Don’t bother suggesting a Makhmud Muradov rematch to Caio Borralho after UFC 280

Take a look inside Caio Borralho’s unanimous decision win over Makhmud Muradov on Saturday at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi.

ABU DHABI – [autotag]Caio Borralho[/autotag] beat Makhmud Muradov with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi.

Take a look inside the fight with Borralho, who won for the 12th straight time.

UFC 280 post-event facts: Aljamain Sterling’s resume enters 135-pound GOAT talks

Aljamain Sterling owns the longest winning streak in the history of the bantamweight division after his UFC 280 title defense.

The most anticipated UFC event of the year took place Saturday with UFC 280 from Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.

In the main event, [autotag]Islam Makhachev[/autotag] (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) became the new UFC lightweight champion when he seamlessly rolled through [autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag] (33-9 MMA, 21-9 UFC) en route to a second-round submission that gave him the vacant strap.

The co-headliner saw [autotag]Aljamain Sterling[/autotag] (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) continue his run as bantamweight champion when he registered a second defense with a second-round TKO of [autotag]T.J. Dillashaw[/autotag] (17-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC).

For more on the numbers to come out of the two title fights, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 280.

UFC 280 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total tops $13 million

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 280 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $306,500.

ABU DHABI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 280 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $296,500.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC 280 took place at Etihad Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.

The full UFC 280 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Islam Makhachev[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Aljamain Sterling[/autotag]: $42,000
def. [autotag]T.J. Dillashaw[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Petr Yan[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Beneil Dariush[/autotag]: $21,000
def. [autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Manon Fiorot[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Katlyn Chookagian[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Belal Muhammad[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Sean Brady[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Caio Borralho[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Makhmud Muradov[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Nikita Krylov[/autotag]: $16,000
def. [autotag]Volkan Oezdemir[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Abubakar Nurmagomedov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Gadzhi Omargadzhiev[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Armen Petrosyan[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]AJ Dobson[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Muhammad Mokaev[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Malcolm Gordon[/autotag]: $4,500

[autotag]Karol Rosa[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Lina Lansberg[/autotag]: $6,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2022 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $6,929,000
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $13,106,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 280.

Caio Borralho def. Makhmud Muradov at UFC 280: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Caio Borralho’s unanimous decision win over Makhmud Muradov at UFC 280 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

Check out the best photos from [autotag]Caio Borralho[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Makhmud Muradov[/autotag] at UFC 280 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. (Photos by Craig Kidwell, USA TODAY Sports)

UFC on ESPN 39 post-event facts: Ricky Turcios’ rough striking numbers enter record books

Ricky Turcios landed just 11.5 percent of his strike attempts at UFC on ESPN 39, putting him in the record books for the wrong reasons.

After International Fight Week took over the MMA world, UFC on ESPN 39 on Saturday proved to be something of a hangover card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

[autotag]Rafael Fiziev[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) put a highlight on the end of a long night of fights, though, when he scored a fifth-round knockout of former UFC champ [autotag]Rafael dos Anjos[/autotag] (32-14 MMA, 20-12 UFC) to extend his winning streak in the lightweight division to six consecutive fights.

For more on the numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 39.

UFC on ESPN 39: Caio Borralho vs. Armen Petrosyan odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 39 bout odds and lines between Caio Borralho vs. Armen Petrosyan, with MMA picks, tips and predictions.

In a middleweight bout on the main card, Caio Borralho and Armen Petrosyan meet Saturday at UFC on ESPN 39 – also known as UFC Vegas 58 – at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. Below, we analyze the UFC on ESPN 39 Borralho vs. Petrosyan odds and lines, with picks and predictions.

The prelims can be viewed on ESPN/ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET, followed by the main card on ESPN/ESPN+ starts at 9 p.m.

Borralho made his UFC debut in April with a unanimous-decision victory over Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, and he has posted 10 wins and a no-contest across his past 11 professional bouts. Four of his past 5 fights have ended up going the distance.

Petrosyan also has just 1 fight under his belt under the UFC banner, posting a split-decision win over Gregory Rodriguez in late February. Before his arrival at the UFC, all 7 of his pro bouts resulted in a KO/TKO, with 6 wins.

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UFC on ESPN 39 Borralho vs. Petrosyan odds and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Borralho -260 (bet $260 to win $100) | Petrosyan +195 (bet $100 to win $195)
  • Total rounds: Over 1.5 (-200) | Under 1.5 (+140)
  • Will the fight go the distance? Yes (+130) | No (-180)

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UFC on ESPN 39 Borralho vs. Petrosyan picks and predictions

Records: Borralho (11-1-0) | Petrosyan (7-1-0)

Fight result (2-way line or money line)

Both of these guys are punching machines and knockout artists at the lower levels. However, target Borralho (-260) to win this event, as he enters the fight with a 4-inch reach advantage. The southpaw will use that to keep Petrosyan at arm’s length. He has also been a lot more accurate with his punches.

You can’t take Borralho laying more than 2 1/2 times your potential return, however. Instead, look to the method of victory and take a chance on BORRALHO BY POINTS (+165) for a much better value.

Over/Under (O/U)

YES: FIGHT TO GO THE DISTANCE (+130) is a good value here. Both fighters have been knockout specialists in the early portion of their careers, but each went the distance in their UFC debut fights. Look for this one to be a rather slow go.

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past two weeks (April 18-May 1)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past two weeks.

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from April 18-May 1.

UFC on ESPN 34: Caio Borralho vs. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 34 odds and lines between Caio Borralho vs. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, with MMA picks, tips and predictions.

In a middleweight bout in the co-main event, Caio Borralho and Gadzhi Omargadzhiev meet Saturday at UFC on ESPN 34 at the UFC’s APEX Facility in Las Vegas. Below, we analyze the UFC on ESPN 34 Borralho vs. Omargadzhiev odds and lines, with picks and predictions.

The prelim fights can be viewed on ESPN+ at 5:30 p.m. ET, and the main card starting at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+.

Borralho, a Brazilian prospect, will make his UFC debut. His most recent showing was a KO/TKO in the first round against Jesse Murray in Oct. 2021 at Dana White’s Contender Series: Season 5, Week 8. He takes the walk to the octagon giving up three inches in height to his counterpart but owning a significant four-inch reach advantage.

The switch-stance Russian fighter Omargadzhiev is a beast on the canvas, and that’s where he’ll be trying to get this fight as early as possible. He, too, will be making his UFC debut, last appearing in Oct. 2021 in Dana White’s Contender Series: Season 5, Week 9, with a first-round submission against Jansey Silva. In 13 career pro bouts, he has eight KO/TKO wins, three submission victories and two victories via decision.

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UFC on ESPN 34 Borralho vs. Omargadzhiev: Odds and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:10 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Borralho -102 (bet $102 to win $100) | Omargadzhiev -125 (bet $125 to win $100)
  • Will the fight go the distance? (Yes +115 | No -160)

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UFC on ESPN 34 Borralho vs. Omargadzhiev: Odds, lines, predictions and picks

Records: Borralho (10-1-0) | Omargadzhiev (13-0-0)

Fight result (2-way line or money line)

We get two top prospects squaring off in the co-main event, and it’s a shame one of these fighters will kick off their career with the company with a loss.

OMARGADZHIEV (-125) looks to be the more well-rounded fighter, with both knockout ability and a devastating ground game. While he gives up four inches in reach to Borralho, the challenger is not nearly the wrestler he is. If Borralho is taken to the mat by Omargadzhiev, he is going to get tapped.

Over/Under (O/U)

NO (-160): FIGHT TO GO THE DISTANCE is the best play here. We have two eager young fighters make their debuts, and each will be throwing the kitchen sink at the other trying to impress. They’re not going to leave it in the hands of the judges. I think Omargadzhiev gets the win, and playing OMARGADZHIEV BY SUBMISSION (+570) is worth a roll of the dice for a big payday, too.

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