How to watch UFC Vegas 96 for free: Cannonier vs. Borralho live stream, start time and more on fight night

The middleweight contenders will meet in Las Vegas when Jared Cannonier faces Caio Borralho at the UFC APEX.

Here’s how to watch UFC Vegas 96, including streaming options and TV channel to watch the prelims and main event.

Start time of UFC Vegas 96

• Date: Saturday, August 24
• Start time: 10:00 p.m. ET | 7:00 p.m. PT
• Location: UFC 211, Las Vegas

The main card for UFC Vegas 96 begins at 10 p.m. ET. Cannonier and Borralho should arrive in the Octagon around 12:15 a.m. ET, depending on how long the prelims last.

Also on the main card will be Angela Hill taking on Tabatha Ricci. Hill is a durable fighter who has competed 13 times since 2020. The former Invicta FC strawweight champion is 2-1 in her last three fights and 4-1 in her previous five. Ricci is 2-1 in her last three fights and has three wins by submission.

Neil Magny takes on Michael Morales. Magny, a former Ultimate Fighter, has the most wins (22) in UFC welterweight history and has a 2-2 record in his last four fights. The undefeated Morales, a former Dana White Contender Series competitor, has a 5-0 record in the Octagon.

Also on the program is the finale of The Ultimate Fighter 32. Ryan Loder will face Robert Valentin Frey in the middleweight division, while Kaan Ofli and Mairon Santos will face each other in the featherweight division.

How to watch UFC Vegas 96 for free

UFC Vegas 96 is available on ESPN and ESPN+. It will also stream on Fubo, which offers a free trial so you can watch all the action with no commitment.

In the preliminary fights before the main card, Road to UFC alumnus and kickboxing champion Wang Cong will face Victoria Leonardo, who is 1-3 in her last four fights. Former Dana White’s Contender Series alumnus Zachary Reese, 2-1 in the Octagon, will face Jose Medina, who snapped his six-fight winning streak at DWCS.

UFC Vegas 96 fight card

Main map

• Jared Cannonier vs Caio Borralho; Middleweights
• Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci; Strawweights
• Ryan Loder vs. Robert Valentin Frey; Middleweights
• Kaan Ofli vs Mairon Santos; Featherweights
• Neil Magny vs. Michael Morales; Welterweights
• Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert; Middleweights

Front Page

• Francis Marshall vs Dennis Buzukja; Lightweights
• Zachary Reese vs. Jose Medina; Middleweights
• Viacheslav Borshchev vs James Llontop; Lightweights
• Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Josiane Nunes; Bantamweights
• Zygimantas Ramaska ​​vs. Nathan Fletcher; Featherweights
• Wang Cong vs Victoria Leonardo; Flyweights

Cannonier has a 10-7 record in the Octagon since 2015. In 2022, he challenged Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title and lost. Since then, he has a 2-1 record with ten wins by knockout in his last three fights. Borralho competed in Dana White’s Contender Series twice in 2021. “The Natural” knocked out Paul Craig in May, adding to his five wins by knockout.

The middleweight division is crowded: Cannonier is ranked fifth, Borralho is ranked 12th. A win by either of them, especially Borralho, could catapult them to the top of the rankings.