Caio Borralho looks ready to enter the middleweight top 10 last night (Sat., Aug. 24, 2024) at UFC Vegas 96 LIVE on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, after defeating former title challenger Jared Cannonier with a dominant decision win.
In addition to the middleweight main event, UFC Vegas 96 produced a wide range of standout performances and impressive finishes. Check out some of them below and let us know which ones stood out the most;
- Touted women’s strawweight prospect Wang Cong looked like a future title challenger with a monstrous 62-second knockout in her debut (see HERE)
- Up-and-coming prospects, Mairon Santos and Ryan Loder, each captured Ultimate Fighter honors with blistering knockouts (watch HERE)
- Gerald Meerschaert broke Anderson’s Silva UFC middleweight finish record by pulling off a huge comeback submission over Edmen Shahbazyan
- Rising welterweight contender Michael Morales turned in his best performance to date with a dominant first-round submission over veteran gatekeeper Neil Magny
To sift through the action and see which fighters took home an extra $50,000, we take a closer look at the official UFC Vegas 96 post-fight bonus winners below:
- Fight of the Night: Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho
- Performance of the Night: Gerald Meerschaert
- Performance of the Night: Michael Morales
For complete UFC Vegas 96 results, coverage, and highlights, click HERE.