Caio Borralho Calls Out Robert Whittaker for International Fight Week Clash

Caio Borralho is looking to move up the middleweight rankings.

Borralho recently issued a callout to former 185-pound champion Robert Whittaker for a summer matchup. While Whittaker had recently called out Sean Strickland, Borralho urged “The Reaper” to stop calling out higher ranked opponents after a loss. “The Natural” wants to fight Whittaker at UFC 317 during the International Fight Week in June.

“Hey [Robert Whittaker], stop calling guys ahead of you in the rankings after [you] lose a fight bro!” Borralho wrote. “Let’s fight UFC 317 June [28] on International Fight Week! What do you think? What do you all fans think?”

Hey @robwhittakermma stop calling guys ahead of you in the rankings after u lose a fight bro!

Let’s fight UFC 317 June 29 on International Fight Week!

What do you think?
What do you all fans think?

— Caio Borralho (@BorralhoCaio) March 3, 2025

The co-founder of The Fighting Nerds team, Borralho has been on a roll at middleweight. The 32-year-old hasn’t lost a fight since 2015 and has six UFC wins to his name. Borralho most recently earned a unanimous decision win over Jared Cannonier, who is widely regarded as the gatekeeper of the division.

Meanwhile, Whittaker is currently at a crossroads in his career after having done it all at middleweight. Although Whittaker has been unable to regain his title after losing it to Israel Adesanya in 2019, “Bobby Knuckles” has only competed in the upper echelon of the division. Whittaker most recently suffered a first-round submission loss against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308, which snapped a two-fight winning streak.Manel Kape vs Brandon Royval Manel Kape vs Brandon Royval Jhonata Diniz vs Justin Tafa Viviane Araujo vs Tracy Cortez Michael Johnson vs Daniel Zellhuber Michael Johnson vs Daniel Zellhuber Jack Hermansson vs Gregory Rodrigues Ilia Topuria vs Unknown Fighter Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Kara-France Charles Oliveira vs Ilia Topuria Beneil Dariush vs Renato Carneiro Terrance McKinney vs Viacheslav Borshchev Jose Delgado vs Hyder Amil Niko Price vs Jacobe Smith Payton Talbott vs Felipe Lima Sedriques Dumas vs Jackson McVey