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At Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 62, four fighters earned $50,000 bonuses on a night packed with finishes.Veteran middleweight contender Jared Cannonier and up-and-coming Brazilian Caio Borrallo (17-1) fought as advertised in the main event of UFC Vegas 96 at The Apex in Las Vegas. Borrallo led in the first round, but Cannonier regained the momentum as the bout progressed. Both fighters rocked each other and were tied at two rounds apiece until the fifth round, with most online scorecards calling the fight evenly matched. Borrallo knocked down Cannonier (17-8) in the final stanza to secure the unanimous decision victory. Both…
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 23: (L-R) Brazilian opponents Jared Cannonier and Caio Borrallo face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-ins at UFC APEX on August 23, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Middleweight Caio Borrallo will compete in the main event of UFC Las Vegas 96 on Saturday alongside Jared Cannonier despite being ranked outside the top 10. A member of the Fighting Nerds camp, Cannonier was riding a six-fight winning streak, so a matchup with a former title challenger and top contender was a natural fit. Coming into the night, Cannonier was ranked No.…
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 24: (From left) Tabatha Ricci of Brazil knocks down Angela Hill in a strawweight bout during UFC Fight Night: The Finals at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)In the co-main event of UFC Las Vegas 96 on Saturday, No. 9-ranked strawweight Angela Hill fought like a baby shark when she faced No. 11-ranked Tabatha Ricci. “Baby Shark” Rich entered the fight coming off a win over Tecia Pennington and went into the clinch with Hill looking to make it two wins in a row. Hill was able to break…
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 23: (L-R) Opponents Robert Valentin and Ryan Roeder of Switzerland face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-ins at UFC APEX on August 23, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)The Ultimate Fighter 32 at UFC Las Vegas 96 concluded on Saturday with the featherweight and middleweight finals, with Ryan Roeder facing off against Robert Valentin in the middleweight division. Coach Alexa Grasso and Valetina Shevchenko are scheduled to face off for a third time next month, but either Lauder or Valentin will earn a UFC berth in Saturday’s middleweight final. Roeder…
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 24: (RL) Myron Santos of Brazil punches out Khan Ofri of Australia in a featherweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 24, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Featherweights Khan Ofri and Myron Santos faced off in the final bout of The Ultimate Fighter 32 on Saturday’s main card at UFC Las Vegas 96. Just like on the show, Santos struggled to make weight, but was 146 pounds when he took off his clothes on Friday, while Ofri seemed to have no problems making the cut.…
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 23: (L-R) Opponents Neil Magny and Michael Morales of Ecuador face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-ins at UFC APEX on August 23, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Welterweights Neil Magny and Michael Morales faced off on the main card of UFC Las Vegas 96 in a battle of veteran versus up-and-comer. Morales, just 25 years old, was already 16-0 when the night began but was still primarily a promising fighter, while Magny held the UFC welterweight record for both wins and bouts. Early in Saturday’s bout at UFC Apex,…
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 24: (RL) Gerald Meeschert knocks down Edmen Shahbazian in a middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 24, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)The main card at UFC Las Vegas 96 on Saturday kicked off with a showdown of styles, pitting “GM3” Gerald Meeschaert against striker Edmen Shahbaziyan. Shahbazyan, a young and fast fighter, showed plenty of respect to Meeschat in the early stages, but was nearly hit with a kick to the body in the first minute. Edmen took Meeschat down and landed two…
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 24: (RL) Francis Marshall knocks down Denis Buzkuja in a featherweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 24, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)The featured preliminary card bout at UFC Las Vegas 96 on Saturday pitted lightweights Denis Buzkuja against Francis Marshall. Both fighters had one win and two losses under the UFC banner but worryingly for “Fire” Marshall, he had lost two fights in a row and was looking to avoid a third defeat, with Buzkuja coming into the fight coming off a win…
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 23: (L-R) Bolivian opponents Zachary Reese and Jose Daniel Medina face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-ins at UFC APEX on August 23, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Despite losing in the 2023 Contender Series, Jose Medina earned his spot at UFC and made his debut following a DWCS loss on Saturday at UFC Las Vegas 96. There, Medina was paired with Zachary Reese, who was 1-1 with the promotion, looking to pick up his first win under the UFC banner. The middleweight pair appeared on a preliminary card at…
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 24: (RL) Viacheslav Borshev of Russia kicks James Lontop of Peru in a lightweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 24, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Slava Kraus is in town on Saturday to face lightweights Viacheslav Borshev and James Lonetop as part of the UFC Las Vegas 96 preliminary card. The jolly “Saint Nicholas” Borshev danced off the stage at Friday’s weigh-in and was looking to return to victory after a loss to Chase Hooper left him 1-1-1 in his last three fights, while…