Chael Sonnen plays Paulo Borrachinha as the perfect rival for the former UFC champion: 'I love this fight'

Paulo Borrachinha is the Brazilian representative in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/@UFC

A movimentação na divisão dos médios (até 83,9kg.) do UFC continua intensa após a vitória de Khamzat Chimaev no UFC 319. E quem entrou no debate foi o ex-lutador e atual comentarista Chael Sonnen. Em seu canal no YouTube, o norte-americano sugeriu um duelo entre Dricus du Plessis, ex-campeão da categoria, e Paulo Borrachinha.

For Sonnen, a match between the South African and Borrachinha would not only be viable, but the ideal option for both in the current scenario of the 83,9kg division.

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"I love this fight. I love this matchup. In fact, this request came from Paulo Costa, but I feel like he nailed it. Tell me a better fight. In some ways, this is the perfect opponent for Dricus. And Dricus is also the ideal opponent for Paulo Costa. I fully support this fight," Sonnen said in a video posted on his channel.

Du Plessis perdeu o cinturão dos médios após ser ‘varrido’ por Khamzat Chimaev, enquanto Borrachinha aliviou sua situação ao superar Roman Kopylov, ambos nos pontos. Para Sonnen, um embate entre eles faria sentido tanto do ponto de vista técnico quanto de entretenimento.