Eighteen days out, the UFC Combat Night time occasion scheduled for Aug. 24 lastly has a essential occasion as middleweight contenders Jared Cannonier and Caio Borralho will meet on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the promotion introduced Tuesday.
Cannonier (17-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) will look to get again on monitor, whereas Borralho (16-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) goals to proceed his ascent to the highest of the middleweight division.
In June, Cannonier was completed (in controversial style) by Nassourdine Imavov. The defeat snapped a two-fight profitable streak and was his first struggle in 12 months attributable to damage.
Borralho enters his first UFC essential occasion having knocked out Paul Craig in his most up-to-date outing at UFC 301 in Could. His different UFC wins embody Abus Magomedov, Michal Oleksiejczuk, Makhmud Muradov, Armen Petrosyan, and Gadzhi Omargadzhiev.
With the addition, the UFC Combat Night time lineup for Aug. 24 consists of:
Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho
Gerald Meerschaert vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
Neil Magny vs. Michael Morales
Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci
Dennis Buzukja vs. Danny Silva
Jose Medina vs. Zach Reese
Viacheslav Borshchev vs. James Llontop
Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Josiane Nunes
Victoria Leonardo vs. Cong Wang
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