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UFC Vegas 96 comes to us LIVE on ESPN+/ESPN tonight (Sat., Aug. 24, 2024) with Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho in the main event. Watch what happens here!

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back in Las Vegas, Nevada, TONIGHT (August, 24, 2024) with UFC Vegas 96. The mixed martial arts (MMA) event was streamed LIVE on ESPN and ESPN+. The main event has former Middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier facing the rising, and undefeated in UFC, Caio Borralho. The co-main sees Strawweight mainstay Angela Hill facing off with ‘Baby Shark’ Tabatha Ricci. The main card also featues Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert and Michael Morales vs. Neil Magny.

The “Prelims” card is headlined by Dennis Buzukja vs. Francis Marshall. The undercard also has Zach Reese vs. Jose Medina, Viacheslav Borschev vs. James Llontop and Cong Wang vs. Victoria Leonardo.

This event also has the finale bouts for the current season of The Ultimate Fighter. Ryan Loder takes on Robert Valentin to conclude the Middleweight bracket and Kaan Ofli will fight Mairon Santos in the finale of the Featherweight bracket. Those fights take place on the main card.

UFC VEGAS 96 START TIME, DATE

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 96 card below, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” matches, which begin at 7 p.m. ET, then the remaining main card (also on ESPN/ESPN+) at 10 p.m. ET.

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Cannonier vs. Borralho” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Vegas 96 results. (Note: This will go from the top down; therefore, look to the top of the stream for the newest update).

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UFC VEGAS 96 QUICK RESULTS

185 lbs.: Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho
115 lbs.: Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci
185 lbs.: Ryan Loder vs. Robert Valentin
145 lbs.: Kaan Ofli vs. Mairon Santos
170 lbs.: Michael Morales vs. Neil Magny
185 lbs.: Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert
145 lbs.: Dennis Buzukja vs. Francis Marshall
185 lbs.: Jose Medina vs. Zach Reese — Reese def. Medina via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
155 lbs.: Viacheslav Borshchev vs. James Llontop — Borschev def. Llontop via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
135 lbs.: Josiane Nunes vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti — Cavalcanti def. Nunes via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
145 lbs.: Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher — Fight cancelled due to medical issue on the part of Fletcher (details HERE)
125 lbs.: Wang Cong vs. Victoria Leonardo — Wang def. Leonardo via KO (punch), round 1 (1:02) — HIGHLIGHTS!

UFC VEGAS 96 ‘Cannonier vs. Borralho’ PLAY-BY-PLAY

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Florida State kicker Ryan Fitzgerald understood his assignment playing in Dublin, Ireland.

After launching a massive 59-yard field goal through the uprights on Saturday, Fitzgerald celebrated with the billionaire strut first demonstrated by disgraced former WWE owner Vince McMahon but then infamously co-opted by Irish superstar Conor McGregor.

Fitzgerald hit the booming kick and turned to celebrate with his teammates, who were equally excited after he tied the game 14-14 at the end of the first half.

The 59-yard field goal was the longest of Fitzgerald’s career and the second-longest in Florida State history.

Unfortunately, Fitzgerald’s heroics came in a losing effort, as unranked Georgia Tech knocked off Florida State in the opening college football game of the season.

Prior to the loss, Florida State was ranked No. 10 but that number will definitely change after Georgia Tech pulled off the upset with a final score of 24-21.

Still, Fitzgerald put on a show to remember in front of the Dublin faithful watching at Aviva Stadium.

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The featherweight fight between Zygimantas Ramaska and Nathan Fletcher has been scrapped at the last minute from the UFC Vegas 96 card on Saturday.

Flecher was forced out of the contest at the last minute due to a medical issue. The news was announced at the start of the broadcast.

No further details were given or whether UFC plans to rebook the fight for a later date.

Fletcher was set to make his octagon debut after signing with the organization following a pair of recent wins in Cage Warriors. The 26-year-old prospect holds an 8-1 record overall, with his only loss coming to PFL and Bellator veteran Dominique Wooding in 2021.

As for Ramaska, he was also appearing in UFC for the first time after building a 9-2 record in regional promotions, primarily fighting out of Lithuania.

With Ramaska vs. Fletcher cancelled, the UFC Vegas 96 card moves forward with 11 total fights on the card, including The Ultimate Fighter 32 finales at middleweight and featherweight as well as the main event between Jared Cannonier and Caio Borralho.

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The UFC octagon is back stateside for this weekend’s UFC Vegas 96 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.  The fight card is headlined by middleweight bout between fifth-ranked Jared Cannonier and twelfth-ranked Caio Borralho. On Friday, the fighters competing on Saturday officially weighed in.

Cannonier (17-7) enters the fight coming off a loss to Nassourdine Imavov in June. He had won his two previous bouts. “Tha Killa Gorilla” holds wins over former middleweight champion Sean Strickland, former title challenger Marvin Vettoriand middleweight GOAT Anderson Silva, among others.

Borralho (16-1, 1 NC) last lost a fight nearly a decade ago in 2015. He’s on an incredible winning streak and undefeated inside the octagon. “The Natural” is coming off a knockout win over Paul Craig at UFC 301 in May.

UFC Vegas 96 Start Times: 

• Main Card begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+
• Preliminary Card begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+

UFC Vegas 96 Live Results and Analytics

UFC Vegas 96 Official Results

Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET)

• Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho
• Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci
• Robert Valentin vs. Ryan Loder — (TUF 32 middleweight final)
• Kaan Ofli vs. Mairon Santos Alves — (TUF 32 featherweight final)
• Neil Magny vs. Michael Morales
• Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert

Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)

• Dennis Buzukja vs. Francis Marshall
• Zach Reese vs. Jose Medina
• Viacheslav Borshchev vs. James Llontop
• Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Josiane Nunes
• Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher
• Wang Cong vs. Victoria Leonard

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