Ciryl Gane takes on Sergey Spivak in the primary occasion of UFC Paris this weekend, because the blended martial arts promotion visits France for the second time.
Twelve months in the past, Gane beat Tai Tuivasa because the pair headlined the primary ever UFC Paris occasion, however the Frenchman went on to lose to Jon Jones in March with the heavyweight title on the road.
Gane was submitted by Jones within the first spherical to go 0-2 in fights for the undisputed title, having misplaced to Francis Ngannou in early 2022. Now the previous interim champion seems to bounce again as he faces Moldovan Spivak, who’s on a streak of three stoppage wins.
In the co-main occasion, former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas strikes as much as flyweight to tackle residence fighter Manon Fiorot.
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When is UFC Paris?
UFC Paris takes place on the Accor Arena on Saturday 2 September.
The prelims are set to start at 5pm BST (9am PT, 11am CT, 12pm ET), with the primary card following at 8pm BST (12pm PT, 2pm CT, 3pm ET).
How can I watch it?
The card will air reside on TNT Sports within the UK, with the broadcaster’s app and web site additionally streaming the fights.
In the US, ESPN+ will stream the motion reside, as will the UFC’s Fight Pass.
If you’re travelling overseas and need to watch the occasion, you would possibly want a VPN to unblock your streaming app. Our VPN round-up is right here to assist: Get nice offers on the greatest VPNs available in the market.
Odds
Gane – 4/7
Spivak – 7/5
Via Betway.
Full card (topic to vary)
Rose Namajunas misplaced the strawweight belt for the second time in her final struggle
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Main card
Ciryl Gane vs Sergey Spivak (heavyweight)
Manon Fiorot vs Rose Namajunas (girls’s flyweight)
Benoit Saint-Denis vs Thiago Moises (light-weight)
Volkan Oezdemir vs Bogdan Guskov (light-heavyweight)
William Gomis vs Lucas Almeida (featherweight)
Yannis Ghemmouri vs Caolan Loughran (bantamweight)
Prelims
Morgan Charriere vs Manolo Zecchini (featherweight)
Taylor Lapilus vs Muin Gafurov (bantamweight)
Zarah Fairn vs Jacqueline Cavalcanti (girls’s bantamweight)
Nora Cornolle vs Joselyne Edwards (girls’s bantamweight)
Ange Loosa vs Rhys McKee (welterweight)
Farid Basharat vs Kleydson Rodrigues (bantamweight)
