UFC Vegas 96: ‘Cannonier vs. Borralho’ Live Results and Highlights

The Octagon returns to Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 96 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho.

Cannonier (17-7 MMA) will enter the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a TKO loss to Nassourdine Imavov in his most recent effort at June’s UFC Louisville event. That setback snapped a two-fight winning streak for ‘Tha Killa Gorilla’, who had previously earned wins over Marvin Vettori and Sean Strickland respectively.

Meanwhile, Caio Borralho (16-1 MMA) will be looking to extend his current win streak to sixteen in a row this evening in Las Vegas. ‘The Natural’ was last seen in action this past May at UFC 301, where he scored a second-round knockout victory over Paul Craig (see that here). The 31-year-old Brazilian has gone 6-0 since joining the UFC ranks in April of 2022.

UFC Vegas 96 is co-headlined by a key women’s strawweight bout featuring Angela Hill taking on Tabitha Ricci.

Hill (17-13 MMA) will enter the contest sporting a two-fight winning streak, her most recent being a submission victory over Luana Pinheiro this past May at UFC Vegas 92. ‘Overkill’ has gone 4-1 over past five Octagon appearances overall.

Meanwhile, Tabitha Ricci (10-2 MMA) was last seen in action at UFC St. Louis, where she picked up a split decision victory over Tecia Pennington. Like Hill, Ricci has gone 4-1 over her past five UFC appearances overall.

Get all of tonight’s live results and highlights below (refresh for updates):

UFC Vegas 96 Main Card (ESPN+ at 10pm EST)

185 lbs.: Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho – Borralho def. Cannonier by unanimous decision (49-45 x2, 48-46)

115 lbs.: Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci – Ricci def. Hill by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

185 lbs.: Ryan Loder vs. Robert Valentin – Loder def. Valentin via TKO (punches and elbows) at 1:49 of Round 2

RYAN LODER IS A UFC FIGHTER 🤯

He gets the TKO in round 2 to become the #TUF32 Middleweight Champion! pic.twitter.com/DATcLBkwQ8

— UFC (@ufc) August 25, 2024

145 lbs.: Kaan Ofli vs. Mairon Santos – Santos def. Ofli via KO (punches) at 1:30 of Round 2

What a knockout from Mairon Santos! 😱 #UFCVegas96 pic.twitter.com/kP5RyYor9o

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 25, 2024

Listen to the sound of that shot, brutal. #UFCVegas96 pic.twitter.com/tOPrYXTwIi

— Haduucken (@Haduuuucken) August 25, 2024

170 lbs.: Michael Morales vs. Neil Magny – Morales def. Magny via TKO (punches) at 4:39 of Round 1

Michael Morales is a problem! 🔥 #UFCVegas96 https://t.co/XcDGZUyu65

— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) August 25, 2024

STILL UNDEFEATED 🔥

🇪🇨 Michael Morales calls game and gets the first round finish! #UFCVegas96 pic.twitter.com/povTy2IIpq

— UFC (@ufc) August 25, 2024

185 lbs.: Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert – Meerschaert def. Edmen via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:12 of Round 2

Gerald Meerschaert with the finish 🥋 #UFCVegas96 https://t.co/3oJLLNJYkD

— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) August 25, 2024

UFC Vegas 96 Prelims (ESPN+ at 7pm EST)

145 lbs.: Dennis Buzukja vs. Francis Marshall – Marshall def. Buzukja by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1827523370482635139

185 lbs.: Jose Medina vs. Zach Reese – Reese def. Medina by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

155 lbs.: Viacheslav Borshchev vs. James Llontop – Borshchev def. Llontop by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

135 lbs.: Josiane Nunes vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti – Cavalcanti def. Nunes by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

145 lbs.: Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher – Canceled

125 lbs.: Wang Cong vs. Victoria Leonardo – Cong def. Leonardo via KO (punch) at 1:02 of Round 1

Wang Cong! 👊🏼 #UFCVegas96 #RememberTheName pic.twitter.com/erb7XbvJky

— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) August 24, 2024

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