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Caio Borralho picked up the most important win of his professional career with a unanimous decision victory over Jared Cannonier in the main event of UFC Vegas 96. However, there was a sequence in the fifth round of the fight which became a factor of contention within the MMA community.
The Brazilian ufc-vegas-96-win-jared-cannonier-calls-dricus-du-plessis" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-is-sponsored="false">dug deep to seal a victory in the competitive affair by battering Cannonier down the stretch. While he couldn't punctuate the win with a finish, he hurt Cannonier with a one-two combination that dropped his rival flat on his back.
Check out the videos below (via @SpinninBackfist and @LucaFury on X):
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Several fans took to X to react to the video and asserted that the referee should've stopped the fight. They wrote:
"I respect Caio for not putting on more damage and locking in the submission because he probably knew he could have kept ground & pounding him but instead tried to go for the submission to get a tap out. The ref should have stopped that fight!"
"This is the image of retirement."
"Ref sentenced Cannonier to death in there."
"Should have stopped right there."
"That hit was really hard how did he keep on fighting."
Check out some of the reactions below:
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With the win, Borralho improved his UFC record to 7-0 after competing twice on 'Dana White’s Contender Series' to secure his spot on the roster. The Brazilian received the Fight of the Night honors for his performance. He will most likely break into the top-10 of the 185-pound bracket and this victory solidifies his standing as a potential title challenger in the future.
As for Cannonier, the MMA Lab standout succumbed to a third loss in five octagon outings. He has lost two fights in 2024.
