LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 16: (L-R) Caio Borralho of Brazil punches Gadzhi Omargadzhiev of Russia in a middleweight battle throughout the UFC Fight Night occasion at UFC APEX on April 16, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
November 2, 2023 2: 00 pm ET
Caio Borralho took motivation from Conor McGregor’s combating design.
Unbeaten in the UFC, the increasing middleweight is on an 11-fight winning streak. Borralho (14-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) pointsout previous two-division champs Georges St-Pierre and McGregor as motivations, and states he even altered his striking position since of McGregor.
“I was orthodox then I altered to southpaw enjoying him,” Borralho stated on the “Fitz Nation” podcast. “Because of Conor, I was like, ‘Man, I requirement to be southpaw. I requirement to train southpaw.’ So, I began training just southpaw for years and years. Now I’m more southpaw than orthodox