Caio Boralho doesn’t settle for the idea that Reinier de Ridder has give up.
In his most up-to-date struggle, De Ridder was unable to get out of his nook within the ultimate spherical towards Brendan Allen. This outcome led some followers to query De Ridder’s coronary heart. Boralho disagrees with that evaluation.
In an interview with MMAJunkie.com, Boralho, who faces De Ridder within the co-main occasion of UFC 326 on March 7, mentioned he expects a tricky take a look at.
“We expect the perfect Reinier de Ridder the world has ever seen,” Boralho instructed MMA Junkie. “He is taken some much-needed day off, however moreover that, he is right here to show to the world and to himself that he isn’t a quitter. These issues maintain quite a lot of energy inside you.
“So I believe he will come into this struggle very properly ready. That is what I would like and that is what I need: to beat the perfect gamers at their finest variations. I believe it will be an awesome struggle. I believe he will are available the perfect form of his life, the perfect Reinier de Ridder that folks have ever seen, and this win goes to be even larger and higher.”
Boralho is trying to bounce again from a disappointing loss to Nasrudin Imavov at UFC Paris in September 2025. Boralho had a report of 14-0, 1 NC in his previous 15 fights earlier than shedding to Imavov. A win would put Boralho in competition for the title, however his hope is to show he is nonetheless in competition.
If De Ridder loses for the second straight time, he will likely be additional away from successful the title. That is De Ridder’s likelihood to indicate that the loss to Allen will not outline him.
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