The UFC octagon is again stateside for this weekend’s UFC Vegas 96 occasion on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The struggle card is headlined by middleweight bout between fifth-ranked Jared Cannonier and twelfth-ranked Caio Borralho. On Friday, the fighters competing on Saturday formally weighed in.
Cannonier (17-7) enters the struggle coming off a loss to Nassourdine Imavov in June. He had gained his two earlier bouts. “Tha Killa Gorilla” holds wins over former middleweight champion Sean Strickland, former title challenger Marvin Vettoriand middleweight GOAT Anderson Silva, amongst others.
Borralho (16-1, 1 NC) final misplaced a struggle practically a decade in the past in 2015. He is on an unbelievable profitable streak and undefeated contained in the octagon. “The Pure” is coming off a knockout win over Paul Craig at UFC 301 in Could.
UFC Vegas 96 Begin Occasions:
- Predominant Card begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+
- Preliminary Card begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+
UFC Vegas 96 Reside Outcomes and Analytics
UFC Vegas 96 Official Outcomes
Predominant Card (ESPN/ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET)
- Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho
- Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci
- Robert Valentin vs. Ryan Loder — (TUF 32 middleweight closing)
- Kaan Ofli vs. Mairon Santos Alves — (TUF 32 featherweight closing)
- Michael Morales def. Neil Magny through TKO (punches) at 4:39, Spherical 1
- Gerald Meerschaert def. Edmen Shahbazyan through submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:12, Spherical 2
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)
- Francis Marshall def. Dennis Buzukja through break up resolution (28–29, 30–27, 29–28
- Zach Reese def. Jose Medina through unanimous resolution (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
- Viacheslav Borshchev def. James Llontop through break up resolution (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)
- Jacqueline Cavalcanti def. Josiane Nunes through break up resolution (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)
- Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher – canceled
- Wang Cong def. Victoria Leonard through KO (punch) at 1:02, Spherical 1
