The Octagon returns to France for today’s UFC Paris event, a 14-bout fight card headlined by Dan Hooker vs. Salahdine Parnasse.
Hooker (24-14 MMA) will enter the contest with hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. ‘The Hangman’ most previously competed this past February at UFC 325 in Sydney, where he suffered a second-round TKO loss to Benoit Saint Denis. That setback was preceded by a submission loss to Arman Tsarukyan in November of last year. Prior to those defeats, Dan Hooker had put together a three-fight winning streak, a stretch which included victories over Jalin Turner and Mateusz Gamrot.
Meanwhile, Salahdine Parnasse (23-2 MMA) will be making his Octagon debut this evening in Paris. The former two-division KSW champion will enter the contest on a five-fight winning streak, with his most recent victory coming over Kenneth Cross at May’s ‘Rousey vs. Carano’ MVP MMA event.
Today’s UFC Paris event is co-headlined by a lightweight bout featuring Fares Ziam taking on Axel Sola.
Ziam (18-5 MMA) will enter the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a decision loss to Tom Nolan in his most recent Octagon appearance this past June. Prior to that setback, the ‘Smile Killer’ had strung together a six-fight winning streak, a stretch which included knockout victories over Matt Frevola and Nazim Sadykhov.
Meanwhile, Axel Sola (12-1-1 MMA) most previously competed this past July, where he scored a first-round submission victory over Ismael Bonfim. Prior to that triumph, the Frenchman was coming off the first loss of his professional career which he suffered at the hands of Mason Jones by way of unanimous decision.
If that wasn’t enough to get you interested, today’s UFC Paris main card lineup also features a highly anticipated middleweight contest between Michael Page and Nursulton Ruziboev.
Michael ‘Venom’ Page walking out at UFC London. Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC
Page (25-3 MMA) will enter the bout on a three-fight winning streak, this after scoring decision victories over Sharabutdin Magomedov, Jared Cannonier and Sam Patterson in his most recent Octagon appearances. Prior to those triumphs, ‘Venom’ had suffered a decision loss to recent UFC welterweight title challenger Ian Machado Garry.
Meanwhile, Nursulton Ruziboev (37-9-2 MMA) also currently boasts a three-fight winning streak, with his most recent Octagon victory coming over Andrey Pulyaev via submission this past June. The Uzbekistan native has gone 12-1 over his past thirteen fights overall.
Get all of today’s live results and highlights below:
UFC Paris Main Card (3pm EST on Paramount+)
Lightweight: Dan Hooker vs. Salahdine Parnasse –
Lightweight: Farès Ziam vs. Axel Sola –
Middleweight: Michael Page vs. Nursulton Ruziboev –
Welterweight: Daniil Donchenko vs. Punahele Soriano –
Featherweight: Kurtis Campbell vs. Trevor Peek –
Featherweight: Losene Keita vs. Muhammad Naimov –
UFC Paris Prelims (12pm EST on Paramount+)
Featherweight: Morgan Charrière vs. Felipe Lima –
Heavyweight: Mário Pinto vs. Ryan Spann –
Light Heavyweight – Oumar Sy vs. Modestas Bukauskas –
Featherweight: Nathaniel Wood vs. Pavel Andrusca –
Flyweight: Michael Aljarouj vs. Fabià Sintes –
Women’s Bantamweight: Nora Cornolle vs. Klaudia Syguła –
Middleweight: Matthieu Letho Duclos vs. Luis Felipe Dias –
Women’s Strawweight: Delphine Benouaich vs. Sofia Montenegro –
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