UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho (also known as UFC on ESPN 62 and UFC Vegas 96) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on August 24, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[1]
| UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 24, 2024 | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editA middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Jared Cannonier and Caio Borralho is expected to headline the event.[2]
A middleweight bout between Roman Kopylov and Brunno Ferreira was scheduled for this event.[3] However, Kopylov withdrew from the fight after appendicitis surgery and the bout was scrapped.[4]
Fight card
edit| Fight card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Jared Cannonier | vs. | Caio Borralho | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Angela Hill | vs. | Tabatha Ricci | ||||
| Welterweight | Neil Magny | vs. | Michael Morales | ||||
| Middleweight | Edmen Shahbazyan | vs. | Gerald Meerschaert | ||||
| Featherweight | Danny Silva | vs. | Dennis Buzukja | ||||
| Middleweight | Zachary Reese | vs. | José Daniel Medina | ||||
| Lightweight | Viacheslav Borshchev | vs. | James Llontop | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Jacqueline Cavalcanti | vs. | Josiane Nunes | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Wang Cong | vs. | Victoria Leonardo | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-08-06.