Caio Borralho was fired up after getting his first octagon finish on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 223, walking up to the camera and demanding the world put some “respect on my f*cking name.”
After three decision wins to open his promotional tenure, Borralho (14-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) got the stoppage he’s been looking for when he took the back of Michal Oleksiejczuk (18-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) in the second round of their middleweight bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, then locked in a rear-naked choke to finish the job.
Check out the replay of Borralho’s win below (via Twitter):
PUT SOME RESPECT ON HIS NAME 🗣 !!!@BorralhoCaio gets the submission in Round 2️⃣ #UFCVegas72 pic.twitter.com/2Fsklppav4
— UFC (@ufc) April 30, 2023
With a four-fight UFC winning streak at 185 pounds, only Dricus Du Plessis (five) has a longer active streak in the division. Afterward, Borralho called out Derek Brunson.
“Did you like it this time?” Borralho asked Daniel Cormier during his post-fight interview. “I started training more finishes with my team this camp. … I want a top-15 guy. I heard that Derek Brunson wants to fight.”
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 223 results include:
- Caio Borralho def. Michal Oleksiejczuk via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:49
- Rodolfo Vieira def. Cody Brundage via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:28
- Fernando Padilla def. Julian Erosa via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:41
- Marcos Rogerio def. Waldo Cortes-Acosta via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Trey Waters def. Josh Quinlan via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Martin Buday def. Jake Collier via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Cody Durden def. Charles Johnson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Irina Alekseeva def. Stephanie Egger via submission (kneebar) – Round 1, 2:11
- Marcus McGhee def. Journey Newson via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:03
- Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Hailey Cowan via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 223.
