{"id":879260,"date":"2026-09-04T04:10:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T04:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/879260\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T04:10:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T04:10:20","slug":"ufc-paris-with-explosive-main-card-sept-5-from-accor-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/879260\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Paris With Explosive Main Card Sept. 5 from Accor Arena"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC Paris <\/a>fight week rolls on. While this Saturday serves as week one of the NCAA <\/a>football season, not everyone’s eyes will be focused on a college campus for a ballgame or tailgate party. Paris gets its annual visit from the UFC <\/a>this Labor Day weekend.<\/p>\n

Live coverage of UFC Paris begins at 12 noon ET\/ 9 am PT on Saturday with the prelims.<\/a> Stateside, UFC Paris can be seen gavel-to-gavel by way of Paramount Plus.<\/a><\/p>\n

Main card action will cap the event at 3 pm ET\/ 12 noon PT on the streaming service. All told, the event <\/a>will feature 14 MMA fights, with 10 competitors based out of France fighting on the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n


\nUFC Paris Main Event: No. 10 Contender Dan Hooker vs. Salahdine Parnasse: Hooker Seeking to Avoid Three-Fight Losing Streak<\/p>\n

At the top of the bill <\/a>on UFC Paris Saturday night, the lightweights go to battle for a fight between No. 10 contender Dan Hooker <\/a>(24-14 MMA, 14-10 UFC) and Salahdine Parnasse <\/a>(23-2 MMA, UFC promotional debut.) This main event is a five-round fight at five minutes per round to close the activities.<\/p>\n

Dan Hooker enters UFC Paris with a record of 3-2 in his last five fights. He’s been a streaky fighter of late, dropping two in a row after winning three bouts in succession.<\/p>\n

Back on Feb. 1 in UFC 325, he was on the losing end of a second-round knockout from Benoit Saint-Denis (17-4, 1 NC MMA, 9-4 UFC) during the co-main event of the evening. Hooker enters a critical 25 minutes or less of action in the UFC Paris main event on Saturday. How will he fare here?<\/p>\n

Former KSW Champ Makes UFC Debut in Paris<\/p>\n

Across the way, Salahdine Parnasse, a former KSW Lightweight Champion, comes into the weekend on the strength of a 5-0 record in his last five fights. This past May, he trekked to Inglewood, CA and The Forum for MVP MMA 1.<\/p>\n

That spring Saturday night, Parnasse finished Kenny Cross (17-5 MMA, 0-1 MVP) with body punches inside the opening round of action. At 28 years of age, Parnasse has proven himself worthy on some of MMA’s biggest stages. A championship in KSW and four defenses of the title are indicative of that.<\/p>\n

The stakes couldn’t be higher for Parnasse heading into his UFC debut. It’s not every day that a fighter competes in the promotion for the first time against a top-10 adversary.<\/p>\n

UFC Paris Co-Main Event: Fares Ziam vs. Axel Sola: Ziam Looks to Rebound<\/p>\n

Immediately beforehand, the co-main attraction of UFC Paris happens in the lightweight division. It’s a battle for French supremacy when Fares Ziam<\/a> (18-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) fights Axel Sola (12-1-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC.) This is a three-round fight at five minutes per round.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ziam will be making the walk with a record of 4-1 in his last five fights. Back on June 6, he saw his six-fight winning streak snapped by way of unanimous decision against Tom Nolan (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in the latter’s fifth straight win.<\/p>\n

As has been mentioned previously, a fighter coming off of a winning streak can be just as dangerous as one currently on a hot streak. Can Ziam get back to victory lane? Tune in and find out.<\/p>\n

Sola on Quick Turnaround Ahead of UFC Paris<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Axel Sola has gone 4-1 in his own right over the last five outings. On July 25, he scored a first-round submission with a D’arce choke against Ismael Bonfim (20-7 MMA, 2-4 UFC) during UFC Abu Dhabi..\u00a0<\/p>\n

By the time Saturday night rolls around, just over six weeks, 43 days, will have passed between fights. How much in the way of a training camp has Axel Sola had ahead of Saturday’s fight?<\/p>\n

UFC Paris: No. 15 Contender Michael “Venom” Page vs. Nursulton Ruziboev: “MVP” Hunting for Fourth Straight Win in Last Bout on Deal<\/p>\n

Also on the main card of UFC Paris, fans will be treated to a middleweight contest matching Michael “Venom” Page<\/a> (25-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) against Nursulton Ruziboev (37-9-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC.) Page enters this, the final fight on his current contract having posted a mark of 4-1 in his past five bouts.<\/p>\n

He’s won three fights in a row. On March 21 during UFC London, he scored a unanimous decision over Sam Patterson (15-3-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) after three rounds of action. After Saturday’s contest, it’ll be contract renewal time for Page and his camp.<\/p>\n

Recently, he mentioned that he’d like to remain a member of the UFC’s active roster following the Paris card.<\/p>\n

“I just feel like I’ve got unfinished business, which is why I want to stay,” Page said, “but it’s not all up to me.”<\/p>\n

A fourth consecutive win may work in “MVP’s” favor when the topic of a new contract comes about after this weekend, Only time will tell, however, if this is to be the case.<\/p>\n

Nursulton Ruziboev Also on Three-Fight Winning Streak<\/p>\n

In the other corner, Nursulton Ruziboev also sports a 4-1 record in his last five appearances. Like Page, Ruziboev has won three bouts consecutively.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On June 27, he bested Andrey Pulyaev (10-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) with a first-round submission by way of rear-naked choke during UFC Baku.\u00a0 Someone’s winning streak has to end here.<\/p>\n

One question remains: Who will it be?<\/p>\n

Rest of the Card<\/p>\n

UFC Paris’ main card is rounded out by these fights:<\/p>\n

A welterweight contest between Daniil Donchenko (14-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and Punahele Soriano (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC,)
\na featherweight encounter matching Kurtis Campbell (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) with Trevor Peek (9-3, 1 NC MMA, 2-3 UFC,)
\nand a featherweight bout pairing Losene Keita (16-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) against Muhammad Naimov (13-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC.)\u00a0<\/p>\n

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