UFC 301: Caio Borralho erases Paul Craig and achieves spectacular victory

Caio Borralho promised, Caio Borralho fulfilled it! The Brazilian needed just two rounds to put out Paul Craig with a beautiful knockout and open the main card of the UFC 301 with a beautiful victory for Brazil.

The fighter of Fighting Nerds He started with everything and not only avoided the Scot’s takedowns but also provoked every time his opponent went to the ground to ask for the fight to resume.

After dominating in the first round, the Brazilian went even further in the second round and landed a beautiful straight left that made Craig wobble. Caio then went all out and finished the fight with a beautiful cross that made his opponent fall drooling.

After the fight, Caio spoke about the promises.

“I said I was going to knock him out. I said it and I did it. That’s how Fighting Nerds works, we see the best options, evaluate them and win in the best way possible,” he said.

“First of all, I want my $50,000 bonus. That’s what I want. Jared Cannonier, you’re scared, but I want to test myself against you,” he concluded.

UFC 301 results

Main card

Alexandre Pantoja x Steve Erceg – for the flyweight belt

Jonathan Martinez x José Aldo – bantamweight

Anthony Smith x Victor Petrino – light heavyweight

Michel Pereira defeated Ihor Potieria via submission (guillotine) at 0:54 of the 1st round – middleweight

Caio Borralho beat Paul Craig by knockout at 2:10 of the 2nd round – middleweight

Preliminary Card

Joanderson Brito defeated Jack Shore by technical knockout – featherweight

Iasmin Lucindo beat Karolina Kowalkiewicz via unanimous decision – strawweight

Myktybek Orolbai defeated Elves Brener via unanimous decision – lightweight

Drakkar Klose beat Joaquim Silva by unanimous decision – lightweight

Mauricio Ruffy beat Jamie Mullarkey by TKO at 4:42 of the 1st round – lightweight

Dione Barbosa beat Ernesta Kareckaite by unanimous decision – flyweight

Ismael Bonfim beat Vinc Pichel by unanimous decision – lightweight

Alessandro Costa defeated Kevin Borjas by technical knockout at 1:35 of the 2nd round – flyweight