For the first time ever the UFC octagon is in Paris France as the Accor Arena hosts UFC Fight Night. The 12-fight card is headlined by a top five Heavyweight showdown between Paris’s own number one ranked Ciryl Gane & number three ranked Tai Tuisvasa from Australia.
Gane a technical beast has only been a professional for the last four years. Ten wins in a row, seven by stoppage earned the Frenchmen a title shot. The 32-year-old now looks to get back in the win column after his first loss. Failing to dethrone heavyweight champion Francis N’Gannou. Tyuvasa is one of the divisions hardest hitters currently riding a five-fight win streak. All five wins coming by knockout including his last win at UFC 271 when a right elbow sent Derrick Lewis, the all-time leader in knockouts in UFC history, crashing to the ground.
Main Card
- Heavyweight: Ciryl Gane (11-1) def. Tai Tuivasa (15-4) by KO (punches) 4:23 R3
- Middleweight: Robert Whittaker (24-6) def. Marvin Vettori (18-5-1) by (29-28, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
- Middleweight: Nassourdine Imavov (12-3) def. Joaquin Buckley (15-5) by (30-27, 29-28 x2) unanimous decision
- Middleweight: Roman Kopylov (9-2) def. Alessio Di Chirico (13-7) by TKO (strikes) 1:09 R3
- Featherweight: William Gomis (11-2) def. Jarno Errens (13-4-1) by (29-29, 29-28 x2) majority decision
- Featherweight: Nathaniel Wood (19-5) def. Charles Jourdain (13-6-1) by (29-28, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
Prelims
- Middleweight: Abusupiyan Magomedov (25-4-1) def. Dustin Stoltzfus (14-5) by TKO (strikes) 0:19 R1
- Lightweight: Nasrat Haqparast (14-5) def. John Makdessi (18-8) by (29-28, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
- Lightweight: Fares Ziam (13-4) def. Michal Figlak (8-1) by (29-28, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
- Lightweight: Benoit Saint-Denis (10-1) def. Gabriel Miranda (16-6) by TKO (punches) 0:16 R2
- Bantamweight: Cristian Quinonez (17-3) def. Khalid Taha (13-5) by TKO (punches) 3:15 R1
- Women’s Featherweight: Stephanie Egger (8-3)def. Ailin Perez (7-2) by submission (rear naked choke) 4:54 R2
