\n
\n Yousri
\nBelgaroui is sharpening his skills with Alex
\nPereira ahead of his biggest test in the
\nUltimate Fighting Championship so far.<\/p>\n
Belgaroui is scheduled to face Caio
\nBorralho in a middleweight bout at UFC
\n334 on Nov. 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The
\nDutchman recently opened up about his preparation for the bout at<\/p>\n
Teixeira MMA, detailing the benefits of his training with
\nformer UFC champions Pereira and Glover
\nTeixeira.<\/p>\n
\nBelgaroui believes his skills are improving every day. The former
\nkickboxer, who fought Pereira thrice during their kickboxing days,
\nconsiders \u201cPoatan\u201d the best striker in the world. Furthermore,
\nBelgaroui is honing his ground game with Teixeira, noting that
\nwhile most strikers rely on jiu-jitsu on the ground, the former
\nlight heavyweight champion is helping him transition to grappling
\nthrough wrestling.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been growing every day,\u201d Belgaroui said in a prefight
\ninterview. \u201cWe always make it hard training. The striking from Alex
\nis the No. 1 striking in the world ever. And Glover\u2019s wrestling.
\nSo, together, they help me so much. And Glover\u2019s wrestling style,
\ninstead of just the jiu jitsu, which a lot of strikers go into. For
\nme, that transition phase, that wrestling phase is so important and
\nadded to my game, that made me who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n
Belgaroui defeated Pereira in their first kickboxing fight in 2017.
\nPereira then stopped Belgaroui in their rematch and knocked him out
\nin their trilogy fight in 2018.<\/p>\n
Belgaroui (11-3) won his UFC contract on
\nDana White\u2019s Contender Series in 2024 and has since finished
\nall three of his opponents. Meanwhile, Borralho (18-2, 1 NC) has
\nonly lost to fellow contender Nassourdine
\nImavov in nine UFC outings and is coming off a win over
\nReinier
\nde Ridder.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are tricks up my sleeve people
\nhaven’t seen.\u201d Yousri
\nBelgaroui thinks he is just getting started as he looks to jump
\ninto the middleweight title picture with a win over Caio
\nBorralho. #Polymarket #UFC334 Fight by Fight Preview \u27a1\ufe0f:
\nhttps:\/\/t.co\/qUSwbgJOoM https:\/\/t.co\/706uUnuPQx<\/p>\n
\u2014 UFC News (@UFCNews)
\nNovember 12, 2026<\/p>\n