According to Caio Borralho, Nassourdine Imavov rejected to fight him.
Both Borralho (17-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) sit atop of the middleweight division as they vie for a title shot. Borralho previously called out Imavov, and revealed that the UFC tried to match them up, but Imavov was not interested.
Borralho went off on Imavov, downplaying his recent finishes over Jared Cannonier, and former champion Israel Adesanya in the UFC Fight Night 250 headliner. Borralho's most recent win came in a five-round main event over Cannonier this past August.
"I just heard the news that they offered us a fight. I said yes right away, and he came and said no," Imavov told Full Send MMA. "Then the UFC came to him and said, 'If you say no, you're not the next in line. Caio's going to be ahead of you.' Then he said, 'OK, I agree with that.' So I don't know what this guy is thinking.
"People are saying, 'Oh, he finished Cannonier.' It was an early (stoppage). He was losing the fight. After that, 'Oh, he finished Adesanya.' OK, it was a great job, but he was getting beaten up by a guy who was on three straight losses. Even if it's Adesanya, it's three straight losses. He's not in the best moment of his career, so nothing to be proud of."
Borralho stepped it up a notch by going after Imavov's origins.
"I heard this guy is kind of a Dagestani. I think the Dagestani people are ashamed of him," Borralho said. "I heard that the Dagestani guys like to fight. They fight in the street. They live a rough life. But this guy is a f*cking p*ssy. He's not Dagestani. Dagestan is ashamed of you, have shame on you. That's what they have."
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