Surging middleweight contender, Caio Borralho has now claimed former training partner, Khamzat Chimaev has accepted an offered to face off with him at UFC 317 in June, amid reports this weekend how incumbent divisional champion, Dricus du Plessis is dealing with an injury.
Borralho, the current number six ranked middleweight challenger, has been sidelined since maintaining his perfect run in the promotion last August in a main event clash with former title challenger, Jared Cannonier.
And turning in a unanimous decision win, the Dana White’s Contender Series product earned hiself the number six rank in the official middleweight pile.