Caio Borralho announced himself as a title threat at 185 pounds.
Competing in his first UFC main event, the Fighting Nerds talent put together one of the finest performances of his career, overcoming a nasty cut to nearly finish Jared Cannonier both on the feet and on the ground Saturday in the main event of UFC Vegas 96. In the end, Borralho captured a unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 48-46) over the one-time title challenger to vault his name into contention in the UFC middleweight rankings.
Check out how the MMA world reacted to Borralho’s wild win at UFC Vegas 96 below.
Caio is here to stay! #UFCVegas96
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) August 25, 2024
What an incredible fight!
— Ode' ⭕️sbourne (@OdeOsbourne) August 25, 2024
Dude is a title contender #UFCVegas96
Great fight! We have a new title challenger in the middle weight division! He’s got it all!
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) August 25, 2024
Congrats @caioborralho
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) August 25, 2024
Great win oss pic.twitter.com/rkSaTCIUOz
Wow @BorralhoCaio mandou muito bem! #UFCVegas96
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) August 25, 2024
This cut on borralho looks savage #UFCVegas96
— Johnny Walker (@JohnnyWalker) August 25, 2024
Jared already got a W with the walk out music #UFCFightNight
— Dwight Grant (@DwightGrant) August 25, 2024
Let’s go @caioborralho #UFCVegas96 pic.twitter.com/Lrfy7eHotD
— Johnny Walker (@JohnnyWalker) August 25, 2024
Cannonier needs a new mouthpiece. @ImpactDentalDe1 to the rescue!
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) August 25, 2024
@BorralhoCaio is a problem for any middleweight fighter in the world! I think he should ask for Adesayna next!
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) August 25, 2024
What you guys think of the Nerdboy?! pic.twitter.com/UzaHCiMdLC
