Saturday’s upcoming UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho fight card underwent multiple changes late Tuesday.
The two tournament final matchups from The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko were officially added to this weekend’s card, the organization announced following the season finale episode.
Robert Valentin faces Ryan Loder in the TUF 32 middleweight finale, while Mairon Santos will take on Kaan Olfi in the featherweight finale.
Valentin, 29, and from Switzerland, earned a spot in the 185-pound finals with an opening round 18-second knockout of Giannis Bachar followed by a first-round submission of Paddy McCorry.
Loder, 33, and from California, made quick work of Canadian Tom Theocharis with a first-round submission victory in the quarterfinal round before winning a unanimous decision against Omran Chaaban in the semifinals.
Australia’s Olfi, 31, got the better of England’s Nathan Fletcher in the first round and forced a quick tap from Roedie Roets en route to the 145-pound tournament finals.
Santos, 24, edged out Edwin Cooper Jr., and won a hard-fought decision against Guillermo Torres to make it to Saturday. The young Brazilian missed weight by less than half a pound ahead of his semifinal matchup, yet he was still allowed to participate.
The organization also announced featherweight Danny Silva has been pulled from his scheduled 145-pound contest with Dennis Buzukja due to injury. Francis Marshall, a Dana White’s Contender Series veteran, was named Silva’s replacement. Marshall vs. Buzukja will take place at lightweight.
Saturday’s event is headlined by a middleweight bout between No. 5-ranked contender Jared Cannonier and ascending No. 12-ranked Caio Borralho.
Here is a look at the 11-fight card set to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (bout order subject to change):
MAIN CARD
— Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho
— Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci
— Ryan Loder vs. Robert Valentin (TUF 32 middleweight final)
— Kaan Ofli vs. Mairon Santos (TUF 32 featherweight final)
— Neil Magny vs. Michael Morales
— Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert
PRELIMINARY CARD
— Dennis Buzukja vs. Francis Marshall
— Viacheslav Borshchev vs. James Llontop
— Zachary Reese vs. José Medina
— Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Josiane Nunes
— Wang Cong vs. Victoria Leonardo
