Over the last handful of years, the Fighting Nerds have emerged as an upstart band of ascending talents quickly working their way up the divisional ranks across the UFC, and from the very beginning, Caio Borralho has been at the vanguard.
The 31-year-old middleweight, who headlines this weekend opposite perennial contender and former title challenger Jared Cannonier, was the first of the Sao Paulo-based crew to compete on Dana White’s Contender Series, needing a pair of victories on Season 5 to convince the UFC brass that he had what it takes to compete on the biggest stage in the sport.