Caio Borralho traveled to South Africa to challenge middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis, sparking a heated social media exchange. Du Plessis invited Borralho to come to his gym and spar, offering to let him post the footage, while Borralho responded by telling Du Plessis to stop acting like a child and sign a fight contract. Du Plessis dismissed Borralho's challenge, questioning why his name would even be part of negotiations and noting the gym was only 30 minutes away. Meanwhile, multiple insiders reported that a bout between Du Plessis and Kamaru Usman is being developed. The post also mentions that Shavkat Rakhmonov worried fans with a rehabilitation video showing him far from fighting condition, having not competed in over 18 months.
