Borralho says Fighting Nerds has achieved its biggest goal in the UFC and points out the reason for its poor run.

Jean Silva, Caio Borralho, Mauricio Ruffy e Carlos Prates represent Fighting Nerds. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Caio Borralho believes that Fighting Nerds has already sparked a major revolution in global MMA. The team was named the best MMA team in the world in 2024, after impressing with its four main athletes advancing as a group in the UFC. However, in 2025, things got out of hand, and the team suffered its first bad spell in the organization, according to the middleweight division (up to 83,9 kg), a consequence of its own influence on the sport.

In video published by Carlos Prates on Youtube, Caio Borralho He emphasized that the team's main objective since its inception has already been achieved. According to the fighter, the philosophy of how to approach fighting has changed his mentality, his approach, and the way he studies other teams.

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"What we failed to notice is that our main objective, since we started the team—this philosophy of how to view fighting—has been achieved. We managed to change the mentality, the way of acting, the way of studying fighting of several teams in Brazil and around the world," he said. Caio Borralho.

The fighter stated that, under the influence of Fighting Nerds, athletes, in general, are studying more and behaving differently, a reflection of the team. For Borralho, this confirms that the goal of transforming perceptions of fighters has been achieved.

"The guys are studying a lot more, the guys are behaving differently, all because of our influence. So, our main objective was achieved, because our objective was to change how people see fighters and how fighters see themselves," continued the Nerd.

Borralho highlights the need to evolve beyond Fighting Nerds

Finally, Caio admitted that this impact may have gone unnoticed by his own team. Now, according to Borralho, simply being part of Fighting Nerds isn't enough: you need to offer something more to stay at the top of the UFC.

"Maybe this has gone unnoticed by us. Now it's not enough to just be Fighting Nerds. Now we have to be something more. They're all already achieving being Fighting Nerds. What more do we have to offer?" he concluded. Caio Borralho.

Fighting Nerds' bad run at UFC

Caio Borralho lose to Nassourdine Imavov No. UFC Paris. Photo: Reproduction/UFC Europe

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Fighting Nerds shook the MMA world with its four main athletes in the UFC. Caio Borralho, Carlos Prates, Jean Silva and Maurício Ruffy racked up 19 wins, 13 of them by interruption. Their impressive performance earned them the title of best team of 2024.

However, 2025 has been a year below expectations. Carlos Prates, despite having already recovered, ended up being overcome by Ian Gary. Already Caio Borralho and Maurício Ruffy were defeated in the UFC Paris, While Jean Silva was knocked out by Diego lopes No. Night UFC.