Cannonier vs. Borralho TV channel, start time, odds

The UFC returns to UFC APEX for the second time this month: UFC Vegas 96, the promotion's 29th event of the year.

UFC Fight Night: Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho – odds and best bets

The main event of the event is a decisive middleweight bout between Jared Cannonier (17-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) and Caio Borralho (16-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC). Cannonier has won two of his last three fights, most recently losing by fourth-round TKO to Nassourdine Imavov (14-4 MMA, 6-2, 1 NC UFC) in June.

Cannonier spoke to MMAJunkie ahead of Saturday night and said that given his current challenger status at 185 and having fought one of the biggest names in the division so far, there isn't a lot of pressure on him.

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Cannonier added that Borralho has never fought a fighter of his caliber, making him a dangerous opponent in a division that has seen tremendous parity in recent years.

“I think he's going to get in trouble even if he takes me down because he can't keep me down,” Cannonier said. “And if he gets down to the bottom, it's not going to go so well for him down there. So I'm completely confident in my ground game.”

“I don't know why people think my ground fighting isn't good. I've never been defeated in the UFC. I've never been defeated in my entire career. When I was a rookie, I fought Glover Teixeira and spent a lot of time under him and I never got defeated. And as far as my grappling goes, I was a rookie then. Now I'm much better. If you guys are thinking about taking me down, feel free to try.”

Borralho is coming off a second-round knockout of Paul Craig (17-8 MMA, 9-8-1 UFC), who has now lost three of his last five fights. It was arguably Borralho's biggest win of his MMA career to date, and if he can defeat Cannonier, he likely stays in the running for an eventual title shot against Dricus Du Plessis, barring any setbacks in future middleweight title defenses.

While the card isn't the most top-heavy, there's still a lot on the line as the TUF 32 Finale wraps up just before the co-main event. Ryan Loder (6-1 MMA) faces Robert Valentin (10-3 MMA) in the middleweight final, while featherweights Kaan Ofli (11-2-1 MMA) and Mairon Santos (13-1 MMA) battle for a six-figure UFC contract.

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UFC Vegas 96 marks the final event of the month as the promotion takes a break next weekend before a busy September that features three events in four weeks, including UFC 306 at MSG Sphere on September 14.

Check out the fight order and start times below as MMAKO will be with you throughout fight night in Sin City.

UFC Fight Night: Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho – Event Preview and Analysis

UFC Vegas 96 begins with prelims at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, followed by the main event at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

Preliminaries will air on ESPN+, followed by the main card on ESPN. The entire event will stream on ESPN+, which requires a subscription. Updated odds as of Friday night are from DraftKings.

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