Pereira Sharpening Belgaroui Before UFC 334

Yousri Belgaroui is drilling with two former UFC champions as he prepares for the biggest fight of his career.

The middleweight prospect faces Caio Borralho at UFC 334 on Nov. 14 at Madison Square Garden, according to Sherdog, and has been working his striking with Alex Pereira and his wrestling with Glover Teixeira at their Connecticut camp. Belgaroui, a former kickboxer who fought Pereira three times before both men moved to MMA, called his heavyweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">light heavyweight training partner the best striker in the sport.

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Teixeira's Wrestling Filling The Gap

Belgaroui credits Teixeira with teaching him how to bridge the space between his striking and jiu-jitsu. "Glover's wrestling style, instead of just the jiu jitsu, which a lot of strikers go into," he said in a prefight interview. "For me, that transition phase, that wrestling phase is so important and added to my game, that made me who I am."

The Dutchman won his first kickboxing meeting with Pereira in 2017 before losing the rematch and trilogy fight by stoppage the following year. Since earning his UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series in 2024, Belgaroui has stopped all three opponents and carries an 11-3 record into the Garden.

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Borralho enters the bout at 18-2 with one no contest in nine UFC appearances. His only loss in the promotion came against fellow contender Nassourdine Imavov, and he is coming off a win over Reinier de Ridder.

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• Sherdog — How Alex Pereira's striking and Glover Teixeira's wrestling are helping Yousri Belgaroui