Caio Borralho meets the Netherlands’ Yousri Belgaroui this Saturday night at UFC 334, a year after France’s Nassourdine Imavov snapped his 14-fight winning streak. Belgaroui arrives at Madison Square Garden on a six-fight win streak, with every one of those wins coming by stoppage.
A Loss That Cost Borralho His Streak
On September 6, 2025, at Accor Arena in Paris, Nassourdine Imavov beat Caio Borralho by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46), handing the Brazilian his first loss since joining the UFC in 2021 and ending a 14-fight winning streak. Imavov followed up by calling out middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev, saying, “I’m next.”
Borralho tried to slow a more aggressive Imavov with leg kicks, with little success on the judges’ scorecards.
Imavov (17-4), now ranked third at middleweight, hasn’t fought since that Paris win. Born in Russia but fighting for France, he trains at the Venum Training Camp in Paris and had already made a statement in the division in February 2025 by knocking out Israel Adesanya.
Belgaroui’s Run of Finishes
Yousri Belgaroui (11-3), born in Amsterdam and fighting out of the Netherlands, made his UFC debut on October 18, 2025, as a heavy underdog, stopping Azamat Bekoev by strikes 55 seconds into the third round. He followed with a third-round stoppage of Mansur Abdul-Malik on March 28, 2026, then a first-round finish of Djorden Santos on September 12, 2026. His last six wins have all come by knockout or TKO, while all three of his losses went to the scorecards, and he has never been finished himself.
Borralho Got Back in the Win Column in March
Since the loss to Imavov, Borralho (18-2) beat Reinier de Ridder by decision at UFC 326 on March 7, 2026, his only fight since that night in Paris, and he now sits fifth in the middleweight rankings.
A Main Card Bout Ahead of Two Title Fights
Borralho and Belgaroui meet on the UFC 334 main card, ahead of two title fights the same night at Madison Square Garden. Ciryl Gane (14-2) makes the first defense of his heavyweight title, having become undisputed champion after Tom Aspinall withdrew in September due to lasting eye damage from their October 2025 fight. Kayla Harrison (19-1), who won the belt by beating Julianna Pena in June 2025, defends the women’s bantamweight title against Amanda Nunes (23-5), who hadn’t fought since beating Irene Aldana at UFC 289 in June 2023, when she announced her retirement.
For Belgaroui, this fight comes just two months after his September 12 win over Djorden Santos, a quick turnaround for a fighter only four fights into his UFC run. For Borralho, a win would mark back-to-back victories since the Paris loss and keep him among the division’s top five.
Other Names to Know on the Card
Elsewhere on the preliminary card, Jim Miller fights his 60th professional bout against Terrance McKinney, a long career that started back in 2005. Since his 2008 UFC debut, Miller has set UFC records for most fights (47) and most wins (28), and arrives off a submission win over Jared Gordon earlier this year. Stephen Thompson (17-9-1), the oldest fighter on the UFC roster at 43, faces Charles Radtke; he has twice fought for the welterweight title against Tyron Woodley, drawing in 2016 and losing a decision in 2017.
On the early prelims, Juan Diaz, unbeaten in nine straight fights heading into this card, now faces Alateng Heili after a change of opponent announced in early November. The Peruvian, who came through Dana White’s Contender Series before winning his UFC debut, meets a more experienced opponent in the bantamweight division.
UFC 334 is the promotion’s tenth event at Madison Square Garden and its 13th show overall in New York City. The UFC’s previous visit to the Garden came on November 15, 2025, when Islam Makhachev beat Jack Della Maddalena by decision at UFC 322, almost exactly a year before Gane’s title defense. The card streams live on Paramount+ in the United States, with no separate pay-per-view purchase required, and airs on RMC Sport in France, overnight from Saturday into Sunday.
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