Nassourdine Imavov plans on making a press release at UFC Paris.
Following his highlight-reel knockout of Israel Adesanya in February, the middleweight division’s top-ranked contender appears to be like so as to add one other huge end to his resume when he meets streaking sensation Caio Borralho in The Metropolis of Gentle this Saturday night time.
“Certainly, I’m going to complete him, and I’m all the time throughout the struggle going to be searching for the end,” Imavov instructed MMA Preventing.
Nassourdine Imavov loves combating in Paris
Although he hails from Dagestan, Paris serves as Imavov’s adopted hometown, and he all the time relishes the chance to placed on a present for the folks of France.
“Precisely. , it’s going to be the third time I struggle in Paris. I like combating in Paris in entrance of my crowd. Nice power. It’s going to be as a lot as a duty as a privilege to be combating in entrance of my crowd.
“I’m simply totally different. I’m simply totally different than another guys within the weight—within the weight division, within the weight class. proper now I’m specializing in this struggle, however after this struggle we’re going to focus on the following struggle and put together all the pieces. Effectively, I’m simply totally different from anybody within the weight class.”
Because it stands, Imavov is the No. 1 ranked contender within the middleweight division. With a win over Borralho, he’ll possible be the primary man up for newly minted 185-pound king Khamzat Chimaev. Nevertheless, if Borralho extends his unbeaten streak to 10, he’ll possible leap to the highest of the queue and earn his personal shot on the undefeated Chechen monster.
For sure, the stakes will probably be excessive when two of the division’s brightest stars step contained in the cage at UFC Paris.
