“The night before the fight was super tough; everything after, I was ready,” Borshchev said. “I was dreaming about this so many times, thinking about it. Probably now mentally I’m much stronger to get any hype. I’m a businessman and I’m here to do my business.”
For him, the fight starts as soon as he leaves his locker room. Of course, he thinks about the walk out and jamming to his entrance music, but mentally he is already in the fight as soon as he starts to make that walk.
This weekend, Borshchev will stand across from lightweight Marc Diakiese, who is stepping into his first fight of 2022 and looking to rebound after dropping two straight. Borshchev is excited for what this matchup could bring.
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“Every fight you watch of his it’s always entertainment and I think that it was a great idea for us to fight each other because it’s for sure going to be entertainment,” Borshchev said. “It should be fun. He’s a good striker, he can wrestle, he can do everything, pretty much.”
The Team Alpha Male product has shown the experience and dominance that he possesses when it comes to boxing and kickboxing. Borshchev earned his UFC contract on season five of Dana White’s Contender Series with a knockout of Chris Duncan in the second round. While Diakiese has also shown his share of striking skills, earning six wins by knockout, Borshchev feels that the fight won’t take place on the feet.