Chess and fights: Caio Borralho talks ‘nerd’ life, calls Nassourdine Imavov for UFC title eliminator bout

Caio Borralho SÃO PAULO — Caio Borralho wants to earn a shot at the UFC middleweight belt by beating Nassourdine Imavov inside the octagon.
The Fighting Nerd talent sat down with MMA Fighting in São Paulo for a chess match and said he’s waiting on Imavov to agree to facing him next. Borralho, a “nerd” with nearly 1,500 chess matches played online since the COVID-19 pandemic, has won seven in a row since joining the UFC, most recently scoring a main event vic