| UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 24, 2024 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho (also known as UFC on ESPN 62 and UFC Vegas 96) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 24, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[2]
Background
[edit]A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Jared Cannonier and Caio Borralho headlined the event.[3]
The featherweight and middleweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko took place at the event.[4]
A middleweight bout between Roman Kopylov and Brunno Ferreira was scheduled for this event.[5] However, Kopylov withdrew from the fight after appendicitis surgery and the bout was scrapped.[6]
A featherweight bout between Danny Silva and Dennis Buzukja was expected to take place at the event.[7] However, Silva withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Francis Marshall in a lightweight bout.[8]
A featherweight bout between Žygimantas Ramaška and Nathan Fletcher was scheduled for this event.[9] Despite both men successfully weighing in, it was announced that the fight was canceled due to an undisclosed medical issue on Fletcher’s part.[10] The bout has been re-scheduled to take place at the next event, UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady, two weeks later.[11]
Results
[edit]| Fight card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Caio Borralho | def. | Jared Cannonier | Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 48–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Tabatha Ricci | def. | Angela Hill | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Ryan Loder | def. | Robert Valentin | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 1:49 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Mairon Santos | def. | Kaan Ofli | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:30 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Michael Morales | def. | Neil Magny | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:39 | |
| Middleweight | Gerald Meerschaert | def. | Edmen Shahbazyan | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 4:12 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Francis Marshall | def. | Dennis Buzukja | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Zachary Reese | def. | José Daniel Medina | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Viacheslav Borshchev | def. | James Llontop | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Jacqueline Cavalcanti | def. | Josiane Nunes | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Wang Cong | def. | Victoria Leonardo | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:02 | |
- ^ The Ultimate Fighter 32 middleweight tournament final.
- ^ The Ultimate Fighter 32 featherweight tournament final.
Bonus awards
[edit]The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[13][14]
- Fight of the Night: Caio Borralho vs. Jared Cannonier
- Performance of the Night: Michael Morales, Gerald Meerschaert and Wang Cong
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mike Bohn (2024-08-25). "UFC on ESPN 62 post-event facts: Anderson Silva's record finally falls after more than 12 years". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-06-24). "UFC summer schedule mapped out with 11 events in five cities". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ Alexander K. Lee (2024-08-06). "Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho announced for UFC Vegas 96 main event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ Ethan Collins (2023-08-19). "UFC Vegas 96: Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho fight card, start time, channel guide, betting odds". fansidedmma.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ Diego Ribas (2024-06-27). "Brunno Ferreira faces Kopylov with his sights set on the middleweight top 15". es.agfight.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28. (in Spanish)
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2024-07-22). "Roman Kopylov out of UFC Vegas 96 fight with Brunno Ferreira". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-06-17). "Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (June 10-16)". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (2024-08-20). "Francis Marshall Replaces Danny Silva, Faces Dennis Buzukja at UFC on ESPN 62". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Parviz Iskenderov (2024-08-23). "UFC Vegas 96 weigh-in video: Cannonier vs Borralho, Hill-Ricci & TUF 32 finals set". fightmag.com. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2024-08-24). "Medical Issue Scratches Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher from UFC Vegas 96". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ Damon Martin (2024-08-24). "Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher scrapped from UFC Vegas 96 at last minute". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ "UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ Chris Taylor (2024-08-24). "UFC Vegas 96 Bonus Report: Michael Morales one of four fighters to take home $50k". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ Matthew Wells (2024-08-25). "Dana White grants Wang Cong's request for $50K bonus: 'You looked AMAZING'". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
