"To be honest with you, this is just fight promotion. We need to make this entertaining for people to see this fight, and that's what we did,"
"The trash talk is just part of the business, just part of the show. I think we wanted to make this fight even more entertaining than it will be. And people now want to see this fight so much. I think our job is done. Right now, no more trash talk, no more talks, no more kidding. It's just me and him in the cage, trying to kill each other, and the best man wins."
"Bro, I'm 9-0 in the UFC. Undefeated. 10 years undefeated. 16 [fight] win streak. I just got a lot of high-level guys in the beginning of my career. I wasn't a prospect getting guys with losing streaks, or guys that are almost getting out of the UFC. So I just think that you cannot t"
Caio Borralho framed the pre-fight trash talk as promotional, intended to entertain fans and increase interest in the matchup. Borralho credited himself with prompting Nassourdine Imavov to engage more publicly while insisting the buildup did not cross into disrespect. Borralho declared that further banter is unnecessary and emphasized that the contest will be decided in the cage. Borralho predicted a fourth-round finish and highlighted his 9-0 UFC record, ten-year undefeated span, and 16-fight win streak as evidence of readiness for title contention.
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