Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-08-24, some good single shots but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Jared Cannonier vs Caio Borralho gets two (UFC Fight of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Borralho vs Cannonier is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 24th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC Vegas 96 (also known as UFC on ESPN 62). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Jared Cannonier record
Jared Cannonier entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-7-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world.
In his last three fights he has beat Sean Strickland (Jared Cannonier vs Sean Strickland) and Marvin Vettori (Marvin Vettori vs Jared Cannonier) but then he has lost to Nassourdine Imavov (Jared Cannonier vs Nassourdine Imavov).
Caio Borralho record
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Caio Borralho, has an official record of 16-1-0 (56% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the middleweight division.
He suffered his only loss when he faced Joao Carvalho in 2015 at his second professional mma fight, since then he has collected one no-contest and 15 victories beating Michal Oleksiejczuk (Michal Oleksiejczuk vs Caio Borralho), Abus Magomedov and Paul Craig in his last three (Paul Craig vs Caio Borralho).
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 96 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Jared Cannonier vs Caio Borralho
Angela Hill vs Tabatha Ricci
Robert Valentin vs Ryan Loder
Kaan Ofli vs Mairon Santos
Neil Magny vs Michael Morales
Gerald Meerschaert vs Edmen Shahbazyan
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Dennis Buzukja vs Francis Marshall
Zachary Reese vs Jose Medina
Viacheslav Borshchev vs James Llontop
Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs Josiane Nunes
Cong Wang vs Victoria Leonardo
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC Vegas 96 pre-fight press conference, featuring Caio Borralho and Jared Cannonier!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Vegas 96: Cannonier vs Borralho weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Jared Cannonier vs Caio Borralho as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights
Result
Who won Cannonier vs Borralho fight?
Caio Borralho defeated Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision. Scores were 49–45, 49–45, 48–46.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 96 post-fight octagon interview of Jared Cannonier and Caio Borralho.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC Vegas 96 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Caio Borralho and Jared Cannonier (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76Mu85kIEgM
Bonus awards
UFC Vegas 96 Fight of the Night: Caio Borralho vs. Jared Cannonier
UFC Vegas 96 Performance of the Night: Michael Morales, Gerald Meerschaert
