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Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 7, 2025

Mauricio Ruffy had a letdown on the UFC Paris card, and one analyst has some criticism. Ruffy shared the Octagon with Benoit Saint Denis inside Accor Arena this past Saturday. While Ruffy had success with his striking, it was a disaster class for him on the ground. Saint Denis was able to weather the storm and scored a second-round submission finish.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 7, 2025

A UFC debutant missed out on his chance to be featured on a recent Paris card due to a bad weight cut, but he might be staying on the roster. Many fans and experts were looking forward to a scheduled featherweight clash between Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and the debuting Losene Keita. On weigh-in day, Keita missed weight by three pounds. “Pitbull” refused to go through with the matchup following his planned opponent’s failure to make the contracted weight.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 7, 2025

Ciryl Gane believes he will be fully prepared for Tom Aspinall when they collide at UFC 321. Gane is a former interim UFC Heavyweight Champion, but he hasn’t held the undisputed gold yet. He will have a third chance to do so when he meets Aspinall on Oct. 25 in Abu Dhabi. Aspinall is a sizable betting favorite going into the title fight, but Gane thinks the work he’s put in behind the scenes will pay off.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 7, 2025

A heavyweight who once felt the wrath of Tom Aspinall believes the UFC Heavyweight Champion will remain at the top for a while. Aspinall was awarded the undisputed distinction after ex-heavyweight champion Jon Jones retired. Aspinall held the interim gold, and “Bones” had no interest in a title unification bout. Aspinall will be putting his title at stake against Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 321 on Oct. 25.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 7, 2025

Nassourdine Imavov believes he has secured a shot at the UFC Middleweight Championship. Imavov made the most of his opportunity in the main event of UFC Paris. He shared the Octagon with Caio Borralho, who hadn’t suffered a defeat since his second pro MMA fight back in 2015. The UFC Paris headliner went the distance, and Imavov showcased his high-level striking to nab the unanimous decision victory.

Chris Taylor - September 6, 2025

Mauricio Ruffy had his Instagram page flooded with negative comments following his second-round submission loss to Benoit Saint Denis at UFC Paris. Ruffy (12-2 MMA) collided with Saint Denis (15-3 MMA) in the co-headliner of this afternoon’s UFC fight card in Paris, France.

Chris Taylor - September 6, 2025

The Octagon returned to France for today’s UFC Paris event, and four fighters wound up taking home performance bonuses. The fight card was headlined by a key middleweight matchup featuring Nassourdine Imavov taking on fellow division contender Caio Borralho. The contest proved to be another strong showing from Imavov. ‘The Sniper’ used his forward pressure and quick combinations to smother and control Caio Borralho throughout the course of the fight. Although the Brazilian had some strong moments in round three, Nassourdine quickly turned the tables in round four and went on to cruise to a five-round unanimous decision victory.

Chris Taylor - September 6, 2025

Today’s UFC Paris event was headlined by a high stake’s middleweight contest featuring Nassourdine Imavov taking on Caio Borralho. Imavov (17-4 MMA) had entered today’s headliner sporting a four-fight winning streak, with his most previous victory coming by way of TKO over former division title holder Israel Adesanya. Prior to that, ‘The Sniper’ had picked up wins over Brendan Allen, Jared Cannonier and Roman Dolidze respectively.

Chris Taylor - September 6, 2025

Today’s UFC Paris event was co-headlined by a highly anticipated lightweight contest featuring Mauricio Ruffy taking on Benoit Saint Denis. Ruffy (12-2 MMA) was competing for the first time since knocking out King Green with a spinning wheel kick at March’s UFC 313 event. ‘One Shot’ had gone 3-0 inside of the Octagon prior to today’s affair, this while earning wins over James Llontop and Jamie Mullarkey during that stretch.

Chris Taylor - September 6, 2025

We have you covered for all of today’s UFC Paris results, including the lightweight co-main event between Benoit Saint Denis and Mauricio Ruffy. Saint Denis (15-3 MMA) was most recently seen in action in May of this year, where he scored a second-round submission victory over Kyle Prepolec. Prior to that, the ‘God of War’ was coming off back-to-back knockout losses to Renato Moicano and Dustin Poirier respectively.

Chris Taylor - September 6, 2025

We have you covered for all of today’s UFC Paris results, including the light heavyweight bout between Modestas Bukauskas and Paul Craig. Bukauskas (19-6 MMA) will enter the bout on a three-fight winning streak, this after scoring wins over Ion Cutelaba, Raffael Cerqueira and Marcin Prachnio in his most recent Octagon appearances. ‘The Baltic Gladiator’ has gone 7-1 over his past eight fights overall.

Chris Taylor - September 6, 2025

We have you covered for all of today’s UFC Paris results, including the lightweight bout between Mason Jones and Bolaji Oki. Jones (17-2 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since defeating Jeremy Stephens in his promotional debut this past May in Iowa. ‘The Dragon’ has won five fights in a row entering this afternoon’s contest, with 3 of those 5 victories coming by way of TKO.

Dylan Bowker - September 5, 2025

Bryan Battle has officially put pen to paper on a PFL contract after being released from the UFC and collecting a recent win in August in the Dirty Boxing Championship ring. Battle is now with the Professional Fighters League and will ply his trade inside the Smart Cage going forward, per an announcement from the promotion on their official X account earlier today. : @BryanBattle10 has signed to the Professional Fighters League! ✍️

Dylan Bowker - September 5, 2025

Patricio Pitbull blasted his UFC Paris opponent for missing weight and causing their fight to be scrapped, but the Brazilian combatant quickly turned his attentions to another standout featherweight contender. The man known as Patricio Freire was initially given the assignment to welcome two-division Oktagon MMA champion Losene Keita to the UFC before Keita did not end up hitting the contracted weight, causing the contest to fall out for this Saturday. Pitbull was understandably upset about all of this and referred to ‘Black Panther’, which is Keita’s nickname, as ‘Fat Panther’ and derided Keita for not attempting the follow-up weigh-in at 11 am after faltering in his 9 am attempt on the scales.

Curtis Calhoun - September 5, 2025

UFC welterweight star Carlos Prates got into it with Nassourdine Imavov’s manager while supporting his teammate at the UFC Paris ceremonial weigh-in. UFC Paris features a top-tier middleweight main event between rising contenders Nassourdine Imavov and Caio Borralho. The winner of the UFC Paris headliner could potentially be UFC middleweight champ Khamzat Chimaev’s next title challenger.

Curtis Calhoun - September 5, 2025

Losene Keita, regarded by many as one of the top prospects in MMA, missed weight for the first time in his career ahead of UFC Paris. UFC featherweight Losene Keita’s highly anticipated promotional debut against former Bellator champ Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire was canceled Friday due to a botched weight cut.

Curtis Calhoun - September 5, 2025

New details have surfaced surrounding UFC CEO Dana White’s plans for the promotion’s card at The White House next year. Just under a year away from the UFC’s planned event on The White House grounds, new details have surfaced surrounding the unprecedented event.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 5, 2025

Patricio “Pitbull” Freire is not happy after his opponent failed to make weight for their now cancelled UFC Paris fight. Freire was expected to share the Octagon with UFC debutant Losene Keita inside Accor Arena on Saturday. Keita missed weight by three pounds on weigh-in day. “Pitbull” opted to not go through with the bout. He blasted Keita in a video interview posted on the official X account of UFC (via MMAJunkie).