Following an initial report that Keita had finally signed with the UFC last week, the promotion has confirmed that \u201cBlack Panther\u201d will make his debut against Patricio Pitbull in just two weeks\u2019 time on September 6. <\/p>\n
The UFC is set for rare off-week following this weekend\u2019s return to Shanghai <\/a>that saw Johnny Walker upset Chinese juggernaut Mingyang Zhang in the night\u2019s main event<\/a>, and on September 6 the world\u2019s leading MMA promotion heads back to the Accor Arena in Paris, France. <\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC reveals stacked main card for Alex Pereira’s next fight<\/a><\/p>\n UFC Paris is headlined by a possible middleweight title eliminator<\/a> between Nassourdine Imavov and Caio Borralho, and it also features plenty other high-profile fights like the co-main event between France\u2019s Benoit Saint-Denis and Mauricio Ruffy. <\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 OFFICIEL \ud83d\udea8 \u2014 UFC France (@UFCFRA) August 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The card is also loaded with European talent, and Keita is set to join Ante Delija, Robert Ruchala, and Robert Bryczek as proven MMA veterans that will be making their respective debuts in Paris. <\/p>\n Keita\u2019s lone setback during his MMA career was a 2023 title defense against Mate Sanikidze at Oktagon 25 that ended in just over a minute due to a foot injury. Later that year, \u201cBlack Panther\u201d returned at Oktagon 50 and reclaimed the featherweight belt with a second-round finish against Niko Samonidse. <\/p>\n The 27-year-old followed that up with three-straight wins at 155 lbs. to earn a lightweight title shot at Oktagon 56, where Keita stopped longtime Oktagon MMA veteran<\/a> Ronal Paradeiser to become a two-division champion. <\/p>\n READ MORE: Jon Jones lashes out at UFC rival for disputing his MMA GOAT status<\/a><\/p>\n Also a former two-division champion (and three-division title challenger), Bellator star Pitbull famously joined the ranks of the UFC earlier this year but came up short in his highly-anticipated promotional debut <\/a>against Yair Rodriguez at UFC 314. <\/p>\n Dan Ige (red gloves) fights against Patricio Pitbull (blue gloves) during UFC 318 at Smoothie King Center. \/ Stephen Lew-Imagn Images<\/p>\n The Brazilian secured his first Octagon win when he took a unanimous decision over Dan Ige at UFC 318, and Pitbull will look to spoil Keita\u2019s debut and start to build a bit of momentum when the two featherweights meet on a UFC Paris card that now looks like this: <\/p>\n \u2022\tMain Event: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho <\/p>\n \u2022\tCo-Main Event: Benoit Saint-Denis vs. Mauricio Ruffy<\/p>\n \u2022\tBolaji Oki vs. Mason Jones<\/p>\n \u2022\tModestas Bukauskas vs. Paul Craig<\/p>\n \u2022\tFares Ziam vs. Kaue Fernandes<\/p>\n \u2022\tPatricio Pitbull vs. Losene Keita<\/p>\n \u2022\tRinat Fakhretdinov vs. Andreas Gustafsson<\/p>\n \u2022\tOumar Sy vs. Brendson Ribeiro<\/p>\n \u2022\tShauna Bannon vs. Sam Hughes<\/p>\n \u2022\tMarcin Tybura vs. Ante Delija<\/p>\n \u2022\tWilliam Gomis vs. Robert Ruchala <\/p>\n \u2022\tSam Patterson vs. Trey Waters <\/p>\n \u2022\tBrad Tavares vs. Robert Bryczek<\/p>\n \u2022 Why Daniel Cormier says Conor McGregor is teasing a UFC return<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Top contender cut from UFC this week already set for new fight<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 UFC hopeful returns from 3 year hiatus to secure 43-second KO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 UFC veteran silences favored prospect with shocking prelim knockout<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with MMAKnockout<\/a> for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Losene Keita fera ses d\u00e9buts face \u00e0 Patricio Pitbull le 6 septembre \u00e0 l’#UFCParis<\/a> ! pic.twitter.com\/zRbUfncmyJ<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n