This is the UFC 326 reside weblog for Caio Borralho vs. Reinier de Ridder, the middleweight co-main occasion Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Borralho (17-2, 1 NC) lately suffered his first UFC loss by the hands of Nassourdine Imavov, a setback that additionally snapped a 16-fight win streak. The Fighting Nerds star was on the cusp of a title shot and sure would have moved to the entrance of the road with a powerful efficiency towards Imavov, now he battles to remain within the middleweight contender combine.
The similar is true for de Ridder (21-3), who suffered a double whammy of misfortune at UFC Vancouver. After dropping unique opponent Anthony Hernandez, one other high contender, de Ridder was upset by substitute Brendan Allen, additional muddying up the 185-pound rankings and leaving de Ridder in limbo. The former ONE two-division champion was one of many hottest fighters of 2025 earlier than stumbling towards Allen, and might instantly regain that momentum with a win Saturday.
Check out the UFC 326 reside weblog for Caio Borralho vs. Reinier de Ridder under.
It’s nonetheless so bizarre that the middleweight division hasn’t actually moved since Khamzat gained the belt. And all of the contenders have fought! Nassourdine Imavov ought to have gotten his title shot by now, Sean Strickland can be within the combine, and I’m undecided the place Caio Borralho and Reinier de Ridder go after this.
Ah, effectively. Just win, child!
Odds are surprisingly extensive right here with Borralho the favourite at -230 and de Ridder the underdog at +190, per FanDuel. Guess that stinker towards Brendan Allen actually poisoned the effectively.
Herb Dean oversees the co-main occasion.
Borralho with the palms low, opens with a spinning physique kick. He lands a great outdoors leg kick, he’s seeking to chop de Ridder down. Jab after which a sloppy takedown try from de Ridder that Borralho simply dodges. Borralho smacks de Ridder with a left, however they conflict and Borralho catches a knee under the belt. Complete accident as each males have been throwing almost similar strikes. Pause within the motion.
