This is the UFC 326 live blog for Caio Borralho vs. Reinier de Ridder, the middleweight co-main event Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
This is a matchup of top 10 fighters at 185 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, with Borralho at No. 9 and de Ridder at No. 8.
Borralho (17-2, 1 NC) recently suffered his first UFC loss at the hands of Nassourdine Imavov, a setback that also snapped a 16-fight win streak. The Fighting Nerds star was on the cusp of a title shot and likely would have moved
to the front of the line with an impressive performance against Imavov, now he battles to stay in the middleweight contender mix.
The same is true for de Ridder (21-3), who suffered a double whammy of misfortune at UFC Vancouver. After losing original opponent Anthony Hernandez, another top contender, de Ridder was upset by replacement Brendan Allen, further muddying up the 185-pound rankings and leaving de Ridder in limbo. The former ONE two-division champion was one of the hottest fighters of 2025 before stumbling against Allen, and can immediately regain that momentum with a win Saturday.
Check out the UFC 326 live blog for Caio Borralho vs. Reinier de Ridder below.
