Overview
- The middleweight co-main is scheduled for March 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas beneath Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira at UFC 326.
- De Ridder characterized Borralho as a measured, risk-managing fighter who is "not the greatest grappler" or "the greatest striker."
- He outlined a pressure-centric approach to force the fence, secure takedowns and chase a submission.
- De Ridder added color to fight week by joking that Sean Strickland "stole" his body-shot tactic after Strickland’s knee finish of Anthony Hernandez.
- Both enter off defeats — de Ridder via corner stoppage to Brendan Allen and Borralho by decision to Nassourdine Imavov — with the winner viewed as reentering contention.