Overview

• Official weigh-ins were completed Friday, finalizing Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho for September 6 at Accor Arena in Paris.
• Media widely frame the bout as a de facto title eliminator for Khamzat Chimaev, though the UFC has not set his next opponent and Reinier de Ridder vs. Anthony Hernandez in October could also factor.
• Betting lines shifted toward Borralho, who entered fight week as a slight favorite at some sportsbooks.
• Imavov, ranked No. 2 and coming off a TKO of Israel Adesanya, said a win will make him the No. 1 contender.
• Borralho defended making a second weight cut in three weeks after serving as UFC 319 backup, and the co-main pairs Benoît Saint Denis with Maurício Ruffy.