UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Borralho aka UFC Vegas 96 airs live on ESPN+ from UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday, August 24. The fight card features a series of MMA bouts, including a pair of The Ultimate Fighter: Season 32 finals.
The main event is a middleweight bout between former title challenger and No. 5 Jared Cannonier (17-7) of Dallas, Texas and No. 12 Caio Borralho (16-1, 1 NC) of Brazil. The co-main event is a women’s strawweight bout between No. 9 Angela Hill (17-13) of Prince George’s County, Maryland and No. 11 Tabatha Ricci (10-2) of Brazil.
In one of the TUF 32 finals, Ryan Loder (7-1) of Roseville, California and Robert Valentin (11-3) of Switzerland clash at middleweight. In another final at featherweight, Kaan Ofli of Australia (11-2-1) goes up against Brazil’s Mairon Santos (14-1).
Also on the card, a welterweight bout between Neil Magny (29-12) of Brooklyn, New York and unbeaten Michael Morales (16-0) of Ecuador. Plus, Edmen Shahbazyan (13-4) of Glendale, California and Gerald Meerschaert (36-17) of Racine, Wisconsin go head-to-head at middleweight.
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Borralho results
Get UFC Vegas 96: Cannonier vs Borralho full fight card results below.
Main card
- Caio Borralho def. Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision (49–45, 49–45, 48–46)
- Tabatha Ricci def. Angela Hill by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
- Ryan Loder def. Robert Valentin by TKO (elbows, R2 at 1:49)
- Mairon Santos def. Kaan Ofli by KO (punches, R2 at 1:30) | Watch finish
- Michael Morales def. Neil Magny by TKO (punches, R1 at 4:39) | Watch finish
- Gerald Meerschaert def. Edmen Shahbazyan by submission (arm-triangle choke, R2 at 4:12)
Prelims
- Francis Marshall def. Dennis Buzukja by split decision(28–29, 30–27, 29–28)
- Zachary Reese def. Jose Medina by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
- Viacheslav Borshchev def. James Llontop by split decision (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)
- Jacqueline Cavalcanti def. Josiane Nunes by split decision (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)
- Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher*
- Wang Cong def. Victoria Leonardo by KO (punch, R1 at 1:02)
*Fight canceled due to medical issue with Fletcher