Jared Cannonier and Caio Borralho have been summoned to headline at the APEX.
The UFC announced Tuesday that Cannonier vs. Borralho is the main event of UFC Vegas 96, which takes place Aug. 24 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. This matchup pits MMA Fighting’s No. 7-ranked middleweight Cannonier against a fighter yet to to be beaten inside the octagon.
Cannonier (17-7) is coming off of a controversial fourth-round TKO loss to Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Louisville this past June. The loss snapped a win streak for the one-time title challenger, following back-to-back wins over Marvin Vettori and Sean Strickland.
This is Cannonier’s fourth straight main event booking, with three of those four appearances taking place at the APEX.
Borralho (16-1, 1 NC) headlines in the UFC for the first time after several co-main event outings at Fight Night events. He is 6-0 in the UFC, with his most recent win being a second-round knockout of veteran Paul Craig.
