“I think they can (take Strickland off) at any time,” No. 6 in place said middleweight contender Caio Borralho MMA Junkie (via Bet). “They didn’t peel (Islam) Mackachev, but he was supposed to fight in January, but then he refused. So they said: ‘Damn.’ We make an intermediate belt. I think they can handle (Nassourdine) being a big name in the middle compared to Imamov, and if Strickland sticks to that narrative too long, they’ll take him down. They won’t let him hold a division. In a big way, everyone wants to see me compared to Imamov again. Last time I had to cut weight twice in three weeks because I was the title quarterback.