Caio Borralho and Yousri Belgaroui meet on the UFC 334 main card at Madison Square Garden in New York. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.
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Caio Borralho vs. Yousri Belgaroui UFC 334 preview
Borralho (18-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) returned to the win column in March with a decision win over Reinier de Ridder. That win came after a streak-snapping loss to Nassourdine Imavov.
Belgaroui (11-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has been perfect in the UFC thus far, and has finished each opponent he's faced. Azamat Bekoev, Mansur Abdul-Malik, and Djorden Santos were all stopped by strikes.
Caio Borralho vs. Yousri Belgaroui UFC 334 expert pick, prediction
Filling out the main card is a middleweight attraction between Ciao Borralho and Yousri Belgaroui.
Outside of the top two fights, this fight is genuinely one of the most difficult fights to forecast on this card.
Although Borralho is the more well-rounded fighter who is, once again, saying all the right things in the lead-up, The Fighting Nerds rep has had a propensity to under-deliver when it comes to his output in fights.
Belgaroui, on the other hand, has been an overperformer while in the octagon, beating multiple up-and-coming prospects as an underdog.
I'd probably pick Belgaroui if I could find a meaningful sample of him fighting a southpaw. But without knowing how his jab and low kick game will translate in an open-stance affair, I feel obliged to pick the more proven product in Borralho.
Despite my suspicions that this fight will primarily feature low-output kickboxing that's difficult to score, I suspect that Borralho can secure at least one clear round via ground fighting and positional controls.
It's a reluctant pick, but I'll take Borralho to edge out a split-decision win on the scorecards.
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Caio Borralho vs. Yousri Belgaroui UFC 334 odds
Even though the oddsmakers opened the former kickboxer as the favorite, public money has flipped the line in favor of the Brazilian fighter, listing Borralho -158 and Belgaroui +128 via FanDuel.
Caio Borralho vs. Yousri Belgaroui UFC 334 start time, how to watch
Borralho and Belgaroui are expected to walk to the cage at approximately 10:15 p.m. ET. The fight streams live on Paramount+.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Caio Borralho vs. Yousri Belgaroui prediction, pick, start time, odds for UFC 334
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