Caioborralho continues his winning streak at UFC Vegas 58, with another impressive performance to defeat Armen Petrosyan.
The Contender Series veteran stuck to his grappling for all three rounds to stave off the striking attacks coming from Petrosyan, who just didn’t have an answer once he got stuck on the ground. The judges scored the fight 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 with Borralho getting the win as he moves to 2-0 in the UFC with his sights set on a step up in competition for his next fight.
“Armen is a killer,” Borralho stated. “Six of his seven wins by knockout. I’m not dumb. I calculate everything and the best calculating thing was to get him to the ground. That’s all that matters.
“Dricus Du Plessis, you’re the guy that I want right now. Let’s see who enters the rankings. Dricus Du Plessis, I want you next and I will be in the rankings after I beat your ass.”
A surprising slap from Borralho led to a takedown that put Petrosyan on his back as the noted striker was stuck in an unenviable position with a high level grappler on top of him. Borralho used his ground attack to take Petrosyan’s back, while locking onto the triangle. Petrosyan was left playing defense.
Petrosyan was calm in an untenable position, with Borralho coming from behind. However the middleweights were locked in a deadlock on the canvas.
As time ticked away, Borralho was clearly focused on keeping Petrosyan grounded as he kept turning to his wrestling and grappling game. Petrosyan was able to get up and move, but it wasn’t enough to stop the Brazilian from swooping in to take the fight to the mat.
Even though Petrosyan was able to wrest Borralho off the ground, he continued to kick at Borralho’s legs without much success. With less than two minutes remaining, Borralho locked up the clinch and held Petrosyan against the cage as he sought to run out the clock to ensure he secured the victory.
Borralho appears to be a prospect to watch for the future and obviously he’s looking to make a quick rise up the ranks after calling for Du Plessis next.
