Who's fighting on the UFC card tonight, August 24, 2024? - Know your main and prelim card fighters, records, and highlights

The UFC is returning to the Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, for the upcoming Fight Night card. Brace yourselves for a night of epic battles as we look at the exciting fighters gracing the UFC card tonight.

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho (also known as UFC Vegas 96 and UFC on ESPN 62) will go down on Saturday, August 24 (U.S. time).

In the main event of UFC Vegas 96, former middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier will take on divisional standout Caio Borralho.

Watch the UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho fight preview below:

Taking the co-main event honors will be a women's strawweight showdown between No.9-ranked contender Angela Hill and No.11-ranked Tabatha Ricci.

Here's a look at all the fighters competing on the UFC card tonight.

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UFC card tonight: Cannonier vs. Borralho - Main card fighters

Here is a list of all the main card fights for this weekend's UFC Fight Night event:

Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho (middleweight)

Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci (women's strawweight)

Ryan Loder vs. Robert Valentin Frey (middleweight)

Kaan Ofli vs. Mairon Santos (featherweight)

Neil Magny vs. Michael Morales (welterweight)

Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert (middleweight)

Jared Cannonier (17-7)

Jared Cannonier suffered a fourth-round TKO defeat at the hands of Nassourdine Imavov last time out in June. ‘Tha Killa Gorilla’ will hope to defend his spot in the top five of the division when he faces a streaking opponent on Saturday.

Caio Borralho (16-1-1NC)

Caio Borralho is unbeaten in his last 16 fights (including a no-contest) with his last six victories coming under the UFC banner. In his latest outing at UFC 301, ‘The Natural’ stopped Paul Craig via second-round knockout and will hope to keep the momentum going when he faces a top-five opponent in Las Vegas.

Angela Hill (17-13)

Angela Hill submitted Luana Pinheiro last time out in May, marking the first submission victory of her professional career. ‘Overkill’ will be eyeing her third consecutive win when she returns to the octagon this weekend.

Tabatha Ricci (10-2)

Tabatha Ricci dropped a split decision loss to Lupita Godinez in November, which snapped her four-fight win streak. However, ‘Baby Shark’ got back into the win column by edging out Tecia Pennington in May.

Ryan Loder (6-1)

Ryan Loder advanced to the TUF 32 finals with a unanimous decision victory over Team Grasso’s Omran Chaaban. The Californian is on a two-fight win streak in his pro career.

Robert Valentin Frey (10-3-1NC)

Team Grasso’s Robert Valentin Frey is unbeaten in his last five fights (including a no-contest). The Swiss fighter punched his ticket to this weekend's finals by submitting teammate Paddy McCorry at The Ultimate Fighter 32. Outside of the competition, his latest professional victory came over Zoran Dod at Lions FC 10 in December.

Kaan Ofli (11-2-1D)

Kaan Ofli advanced to the finale by submitting Roedie Roets at the TUF 32 semi-finals. The Australian has won eight consecutive fights outside of the TUF competition.

Mairon Santos (13-1)

Mairon Santos edged out a unanimous decision win over Guillermo Torres to reach the finals. Prior to his TUF run, the Brazilian outpointed Rafael Barbosa at LFA 155 in March 2023.

Neil Magny (29-11)

Neil Magny has alternated wins and losses across his last six fights. In his latest outing, ‘The Haitian Sensation’ scored a technical knockout win over Mike Malott at UFC 297.

Michael Morales (16-0)

Michael Morales will look to extend his record to a perfect 17-0 when he makes his fifth promotional appearance this weekend. The Ecuadorian most recently edged out a unanimous decision win over Jake Matthews in November.

Edmen Shahbazyan (13-4)

Edmen Shahbazyan is 2-1 in his last three fights, with both wins coming via stoppage. In his latest outing, ‘The Golden Boy’ knocked out A.J. Dobson in March.

Gerald Meerschaert (36-17)

Gerald Meerschaert suffered back-to-back losses last year but rebounded with a technical submission victory over Bryan Barberena in March.

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UFC card tonight: Cannonier vs. Borralho - Preliminary card fighters

Here is a list of all the preliminary card fights for this weekend's Fight Night event:

Dennis Buzukja vs Francis Marshall (featherweight)

Zachary Reese vs Jose Daniel Medina (middleweight)

Viacheslav Borshchev vs James Llontop (lightweight)

Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs Josiane Nunes (women's bantamweight)

Zygimantas Ramaska vs Nathan Fletcher (featherweight)

Wang Cong vs Victoria Leonardo (women's flyweight)

Dennis Buzukja (12-4)

After a 0-2 start to his UFC career, Dennis Buzukja picked up his first promotional win with a technical knockout of Connor Matthews in March. The New Yorker will hope to continue his winning ways when he makes his sophomore octagon appearance on Saturday.

Francis Marshall (7-2)

Francis Marshall impressed in his UFC debut by knocking out Marcelo Rojo in the second round. However, the New Jersey native finds himself on a two-fight skid and is fresh off a TKO loss to Isaac Dulgarian last August.

Zachary Reese (7-1)

Zachary Reese's UFC debut didn't go as planned. He suffered a devasting knockout loss against Cody Brundage. However, the Texan bounced back with a vicious TKO of Julian Marquez in June.

Jose Daniel Medina (11-3)

Jose Daniel Medina suffered a unanimous decision loss against Magomed Gadzhiyasulov at Dana White's Contender Series in October. However, the Bolivian's durability earned him a UFC contract despite the loss.

Viacheslav Borshchev (7-4-1)

Viacheslav Borshchev has struggled for consistency throughout his six-fight UFC career. The Californian was most recently submitted by Chase Hooper in May.

James Llontop (14-3)

James Llontop earned his UFC contract with a unanimous decision victory over Malik Lewis at DWCS last September. However, 'Goku' was submitted by Chris Padilla in his promotional debut earlier this year.

Jacqueline Cavalcanti (6-1)

Jacqueline Cavalcanti is riding a four-fight win streak, with his latest victory coming over Zarah Fairn via unanimous decision in September. The Portuguese fighter will be seeking her second straight promotional victory on Saturday.

Josiane Nunes (10-2)

Josiane Nunes had a nine-fight win streak snapped in a unanimous decision loss to Chelsea Chandler in March. The Brazilian will hope to get back into the win column when she faces a streaking opponent at the UFC Apex.

Zygimantas Ramaska (9-2)

Zygimantas Ramaska is set to make his octagon debut on the back of a three-fight win streak. All of those victories came via knockout.

Nathan Fletcher (8-1)

Nathan Fletcher is also a UFC newcomer hoping to make an impact this weekend. The Brit is coming off back-to-back wins, with his latest triumph coming over Daan Duijs via submission at Cage Warriors 152 in April 2023.

Wang Cong (5-0)

Wang Cong will hope to keep her undefeated streak going when she faces Victoria Leonardo at the UFC APEX. The Chinese fighter most recently submitted Paula Luna at UFC - Road to UFC Season 3: Shanghai Quarterfinals 2 in May.

Victoria Leonardo (9-5)

Victoria Leonardo is in dire need of a win this Saturday. The Lousiana native has gone 1-3 in her four-fight UFC career. All of those losses came via TKO, with her latest defeat coming against Natalia Silva in May 2023.