Caio Borralho continued his rise up the UFC middleweight rankings with an impressive unanimous decision victory over Jared Cannonier in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Borralho troubled Cannonier on multiple occasions during the fight, including a knockdown and a late submission attempt in round 5, but Cannonier showed his toughness by making it to the final bell. With the win, Borralho extends his winning streak to 14 in a row and will likely put his name on the short list of middleweight contenders.
In the middleweight finals of “The Ultimate Fighter,” Ryan Loder secured a spot on the UFC roster with a TKO victory over Robert Valentin, while Mairon Santos defeated Kaan Ofli by second-round knockout to secure the TUF featherweight title.
Here's everything that happened at UFC Fight Night, including results, top news, highlights and big moments from Saturday.
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Caio Borralho beats Jared Cannonier in UFC main event
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Caio Borralho shines late and defeats Jared Cannonier by decision
Caio Borralho lands countless punches and defeats Jared Cannonier in the main event.
Brett Okamoto: It's not easy to get into the top five in the UFC – but Caio Borralho did it in a relatively short time and without a single blemish.
Borralho, a 31-year-old contender from Sao Paulo, Brazil, recorded the biggest win of his career on Saturday, a unanimous decision victory over former title challenger Jared Cannonier. The win improved his UFC record to 7-0 and instantly secured him a spot in the middleweight title race. Cannonier was ranked No. 5 in his division prior to the main event of UFC Fight Night at the Apex in Las Vegas.
All three judges scored the fight in Borralho's favor with 49-45, 49-45 and 48-46. It was a convincing victory for the Brazilian, but certainly not an easy one. Cannonier, who turned 40 earlier this year, injured Borralho several times. In the fourth round, he punched through Borralho's guard with his right hand, which resulted in a cut under his right eye.
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UFC Fight Night Results
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Michael Morales celebrates Spider-Man style after TKO victory
Michael Morales takes Neil Magny to the ground and punches him hard for a TKO victory, celebrating by hanging from the Octagon like Spider-Man.
Middleweight: Caio Borralho def. Jared Cannonier
Strawweight: Tabatha Ricci defeats Angela Hill
Middleweight: Ryan Loder vs. Robert Valentin
Featherweight: Kaan Ofli vs. Mairon Santos (**)
Welterweight: Michael Morales defeats Neil Magny
Middleweight: Gerald Meerschaert defeats Edmen Shahbazyan
Lightweight: Francis Marshall defeats Dennis Buzukja
Middleweight: Zachary Reese defeats Jose Medina
Lightweight: Viacheslav Borshchev defeats James Llontop
Women’s Bantamweight: Jacqueline Cavalcanti defeats Josiane Nunes
Women’s flyweight: Wang Cong defeats Victoria Leonardo
* = TUF Middleweight Final | ** = TUF Featherweight Final
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