The Killa Gorrila is back in action
Jared Cannonier weighs in at 184 pounds for tomorrow night’s main event! #UFCVegas96 pic.twitter.com/BcusivXvUo
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Fresh off Dricus Du Plessis‘ successful title defense, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to ESPN airwaves for a fight between two middleweight contenders.
The UFC on ESPN 62 main event will see rising prospect Caio Borralho take a significant step up in competition against Jared Cannonier. Both men successfully made weight, as did the rest of the 12 fight card. Also of note on the card are two “The Ultimate Fighter 32” finals in the middleweight and featherweight divisions.
A mainstay at the top of the division, “The Killa Gorilla” will look to bounce back from a recent TKO defeat to Nassourdine Imavov. Cannonier (17-7) had previously picked up wins over Marvin Vettori and Sean Strickland. The 40-year-old stepped on the scale weighing 184 pounds.
This is the first UFC main event for Borralho (16-1, 1 NC), who is undefeated inside the Octagon. A member of The Fighting Nerds, the Brazilian has gone 6-0 inside the promotion with key wins over Paul Craig and Abusupiyan Magomedov. The 31-year-old will be the younger fighter by nine years and officially weighed 186 pounds on the dot.
The UFC on ESPN 62 main card will air on ESPN+ and ESPN at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Prelims begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ESPN+.
UFC on ESPN 62 Weigh-in Results:
Jared Cannonier (184) vs. Caio Borralho (186)
Angela Hill (115.5) vs. Tabatha Ricci (115)
Ryan Loder (186) vs. Robert Valentin (185)
Kaan Ofli (145) vs. Mairon Santos (146)
Neil Magny (170) vs. Michael Morales (171)
Gerald Meerschaert (185) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (184.5)
Dennis Buzukja (155.5) vs. Francis Marshall (156)
Jose Medina (186) vs. Zachary Reese (184.5)
Viacheslav Borshchev (155.5) vs. James Llontop (154.5)
Jacqueline Cavalcanti (135) vs. Josiane Nunes (136)
Zygimantas Ramaska (146) vs. Nathan Fletcher (145.5)
Cong Wang (125) vs. Victoria Leonardo (125)
