Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-08-24, some good singles but not enough to get three stars: mma fight Jared Cannonier vs Caio Borralho gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night – check out our rankings of Best Mma Fights of 2024).The Borralho vs Cannonier match is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 24, at UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA)in a five-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; this was the main event of UFC Vegas 96 (also known as UFC on ESPN 62). Watch the video and Rate this fight!
Jared Cannonier’s Record
Jared Cannonier Enter this fight with a professional MMA record 17-7-0 (71% completion rate) and he is ranked as Number 8 middle class in the world
In his last three fights, he has defeated Sean Strickland (Jared Cannonier vs Sean Strickland) and Marvin Vettori (Marvin Vettori vs Jared Cannonier) but then he lost to Nassourdine Imavov (Jared Cannonier vs Nassourdine Imavov).
Caio Borralho’s record
His opponent is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Caio Borralhohave official records of 16-1-0 (56% completion rate) and he entered as Number 17 in the middleweight class.
He suffered his only defeat when he faced Joao Carvalho in 2015 in his second professional MMA fight, since then he has gone undefeated and 15 wins with a win over Michal Oleksiejczuk (Michal Oleksiejczuk vs Caio Borralho), Abus Magomedov and Paul Craig in his last three (Paul Craig vs Caio Borralho).
Battle Card
Here’s the full UFC Vegas 96 schedule (we’ll update after weigh-ins):
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
ENTRY 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-match press conference
Watch the UFC Vegas 96 pre-fight press conference for free, featuring Caio Borralho and Jared Cannonier!
Weight
Watch UFC Vegas 96: Cannonier vs. Borralho weigh-in and fight video from the official UFC Youtube channel!
Full match video / highlights
Here we will post some of the best videos of the Jared Cannonier vs Caio Borralho match right after the match ends. If you have watched the whole match, you can rate it at the end of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms like Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and are not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won the match between Cannonier and Borralho?
Caio Borralho defeated Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision. The score was 49–45, 49–45, 48–46.
Post-match interview
Hear from the winner or two fighters after their fight, here is the post-fight interview between Jared Cannonier and Caio Borralho at UFC Vegas 96.
Post-match press conference
Watch and listen to the official post-fight press conference video of UFC Vegas 96, featuring main event Caio Borralho and Jared Cannonier (streamed live for free on the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Prizes and Awards
Fight of the Night at UFC Vegas 96: Caio Borralho vs. Jared Cannonier
Performances of the Night at UFC Vegas 96: Michael Morales, Gerald Meerschaert
