*** BLOODIED BORRALHO BEATS CANNONIER, CALL OUT THE CHAMP – HIGHLIGHTS !!! ***
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in Las Vegas, Nevada, TONIGHT (August, 24, 2024) with UFC Vegas 96. The mixed martial arts (MMA) event was streamed LIVE on ESPN and ESPN+. The main event had former Middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier facing the rising, and undefeated in UFC, Caio Borralho. The co-main saw Strawweight mainstay Angela Hill facing off with ‘Baby Shark’ Tabatha Ricci. The main card also featured Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert and Michael Morales vs. Neil Magny.
The “Prelims” card was headlined by Dennis Buzukja vs. Francis Marshall. The undercard also had Zach Reese vs. Jose Medina, Viacheslav Borschev vs. James Llontop and Cong Wang vs. Victoria Leonardo.
This event also had the finale bouts for the current season of The Ultimate Fighter. Ryan Loder took on Robert Valentin to conclude the Middleweight bracket and Kaan Ofli fought Mairon Santos in the finale of the Featherweight bracket. Those fights took place on the main card.
UFC VEGAS 96 START TIME, DATE
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 96 card below, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” matches, which begin at 7 p.m. ET, then the remaining main card (also on ESPN/ESPN+) at 10 p.m. ET.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Cannonier vs. Borralho” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Vegas 96 results. (Note: This will go from the top down; therefore, look to the top of the stream for the newest update).
UFC VEGAS 96 QUICK RESULTS
185 lbs.: Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho — Borralho def. Cannonier via unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 48-46)
115 lbs.: Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci — Ricci def. Hill (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
185 lbs.: Ryan Loder vs. Robert Valentin — Loder def. Valentin via TKO (elbows from crucifix), round 2 (1:49) — HIGHLIGHTS!
145 lbs.: Kaan Ofli vs. Mairon Santos — Santos def. Ofli via KO (left hook), round 2 (1:30) — HIGHLIGHTS!
170 lbs.: Michael Morales vs. Neil Magny — Morales def. Magny via TKO (ground strikes), round 1 (4:39)
185 lbs.: Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert — Meerschaert def. Shahbazyan via submission (arm triangle), round 2 (4:12) — HIGHLIGHTS!
145 lbs.: Dennis Buzukja vs. Francis Marshall — Marshall def. Buzukja via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
185 lbs.: Jose Medina vs. Zach Reese — Reese def. Medina via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
155 lbs.: Viacheslav Borshchev vs. James Llontop — Borschev def. Llontop via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
135 lbs.: Josiane Nunes vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti — Cavalcanti def. Nunes via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
145 lbs.: Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher — Fight cancelled due to medical issue on the part of Fletcher (details HERE)
125 lbs.: Wang Cong vs. Victoria Leonardo — Wang def. Leonardo via KO (punch), round 1 (1:02) — HIGHLIGHTS!
UFC VEGAS 96 ‘Cannonier vs. Borralho’ PLAY-BY-PLAY
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