Dricus Du Plessis invites Caio Borralho to spar after call-out in South Africa

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis responded to a call-out from Caio Borralho, who traveled to South Africa to challenge the champion. Du Plessis invited Borralho to come to his gym and spar, offering to let him post the footage publicly. Borralho dismissed the invitation as childish and urged Du Plessis to sign a fight contract instead. Du Plessis fired back, questioning why Borralho believed he was even in title contention and repeated the sparring challenge, noting Borralho was only 30 minutes away from the gym. Meanwhile, multiple insiders reported that the UFC is working on a fight between Du Plessis and Kamaru Usman. Shavkat Rakhmonov also drew concern from fans after posting rehabilitation videos showing him far from fighting shape, having not competed in over 18 months.