Staff Preventing Nerds’ Caio Boralho believes Sean Strickland has a greater likelihood of dethroning UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev than prime contender Nasouddin Imavov, who’s on a five-fight successful streak and defeated Boralho in 2025.
In a current interview with MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn, Boralho first praised Strickland’s efficiency at UFC Houston. The previous UFC champion stopped Anthony Hernandez by TKO within the third spherical and was again in title competition.
Caio Boralho thinks Sean Strickland will do higher towards Khamzat Chimaev than Nasrudin Imavov
In the identical interview, when requested who was extra prone to dethrone Khamzat Chimaev, Nasoddin Imavov or Sean Strickland, Boralho singled out the American.
“The Sniper” ended Boralho’s undefeated streak within the UFC, however he nonetheless believes his former coaching companion “Tarzan” has a greater likelihood towards the Chechen-born Emirati. he mentioned:
“I believe Imavov is the higher striker. You could possibly say he is quicker or one thing like that. That is how I felt. I’ve already fought one in all them and practiced with totally different kinds of others. However I do not assume Imavov can be superb with Khamzat’s wrestling. I believe that is the way in which Strickland can do it. I believe Strickland is absolutely Khamzat. I do not know if I like wrestling with Zat, however I believe he can play slightly extra protection and make Khamzat slightly extra drained and stuff like that, however everyone knows that Khamzat’s wrestling is on one other stage, so I believe your query was whether or not you assume he is higher than Imavov. ”
See Caio Boralho’s feedback under (4:08)
Boralho believes Sean Strickland’s sharp jab, relentless ahead stress, unconventional placing fashion and skill to dictate the tempo and defend takedowns may pose a severe problem to the UFC middleweight kingpin.
In the meantime, Boralho obtained again to successful methods final weekend at UFC 326, scoring a unanimous determination victory over Reinier de Ridder.
Now, ‘The Pure’ has set his sights on former champion Doricus du Plessis. Boralho advised Joe Rogan throughout an Octagon interview final weekend.
“However there’s just one identify in my head, Joe. Doricus du Plessis, the place are you?”
Take a look at Caio Boralho’s feedback under (2:31):
