Middleweights
Caio Borralho (11-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Armen Petrosyan (7-1, 1-0 UFC)This should be an excellent clash between promising middleweights. It took Borralho two showings on the 2021 edition of Dana White’s Contender Series to earn a contract, but Brazil’s “Natural” easily proved himself to be a UFC-ready fighter, particularly with his first win over current Bellator competitor Aaron Jeffery. Borralho is a stout fighter who has proven able to do a bit of everything at this point, especially after a complete performance in his UFC debut in April—a one-sided win over fellow newcomer Gadzhi Omargadzhiev. He will look for another win here against Petrosyan, another 2021 DWCS alum who impressed in his debut earlier in 2022. Armenia’s Petrosyan is a striker who can bring both power and volume. His Contender Series win was a sudden bit of violence, but his UFC debut saw him go toe-to-toe with Gregory Rodrigues for three rounds and come out the victor on the back of a high-paced approach. That has kept up a trend for Petrosyan. While it was his first decision win, he has been able to maintain his power going into the later rounds dating back to the regional scene. Petrosyan looks to be the more dangerous finishing threat and, if given the space the work, has proven himself to throw enough to keep up a round-winning approach. The main question is whether or not Borralho can find some success getting to his wrestling, at least to enough of a level to slow Petrosyan’s pace down and prevent him from building too much of a lead. This is essentially a coinflip, and despite Borralho having more options, the bet is that Petrosyan can keep him at bay enough to hit some sharp offense and offset any stretches where the Brazilian controls the fight. The pick is Petrosyan via narrow decision.
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