Each time the UFC takes its touring present to a overseas nation, you possibly can anticipate that, on the very least, the present will function some expertise from that nation on a given evening. It’s the identical with any MMA promotion. On Saturday evening, MMA’s No. 1 group headed to Paris, France for its third annual go to to Accor Area.
This version of UFC Combat Evening featured a complete of 9 fighters who name France their house on the cardboard. All informed, French fighters compiled a document of 6-3 all through the night.
Mathematically talking, this accounts to (roughly) a .666 successful share for the present. Anytime {that a} promotion can trek internationally and put 9 fighters on a card with six of these fighters getting their fingers raised in the course of the occasion, it’s good for the followers to see. No person desires to see their favourite competitor lose on house soil.
Charriere Places Smiles on Spectators This Weekend
One of many opponents who set foot contained in the Octagon in his house nation on Saturday evening was former Cage Warriors Featherweight Champion Morgan Charriere (20-10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC,) who got here into the weekend trying to get again within the win column after an April 6 defeat to Chepe Mariscal (17-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC) contained in the UFC Apex in Enterprise, NV.
On the shut of betting Saturday, the oddsmakers had Charriere listed as a -520 favourite on the cash line, in comparison with the +320 odds that his opponent, Gabriel Miranda (17-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) had been receiving. Though Saturday’s combat was Charriere’s third look since getting signed to Dana White’s promotion, one factor is evident:
Charriere goes to be a pressure to be reckoned with at 145 sooner or later within the UFC.
Miranda Didn’t Know What Hit Him on Saturday
All you really want to find out about Morgan Charriere’s efforts throughout Saturday’s UFC Paris will be finest summed up by watching the footage of the combat’s transient second spherical of a scheduled three. Not lengthy after the command to combat was given within the center spherical of the competition, Charriere checked a leg kick from his opponent earlier than sending Miranda down with a single punch sq. and true.
One other floor and pound shot was added for good measure, however the contest was already over. Time of the stoppage: A blistering 27 seconds into the interval.
He couldn’t have requested for a greater method to cap his twentieth profession win within the sport. The truth that he scored victory quantity 20 in entrance of his countrymen needed to make the win all of the sweeter for Charriere and his camp.
Charriere’s Plan of Assault Labored Like a Appeal
After the combat, Morgan Charriere was interviewed by UFC Corridor of Fame inductee Michael “The Depend” Bisping about his win.
“It was a little bit of a tough combat to take,” Charriere informed Bisping and the group at Accor Area. “I solely had two weeks to organize for him and he’s actually harmful, so the gameplan was simply take the timing like final time. Once I really feel it, simply beat the (expletive deleted) out of him.”
As Morgan Charriere talked about throughout his post-fight interview on Saturday night, Gabriel Miranda was booked to look throughout UFC Paris on brief discover. Initially, Charriere’s dance accomplice was purported to have been AJ Cunningham (11-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC).
Previous to the present, Cunningham withdrew from UFC Paris because of an damage. Having to pivot from one fighter to a different with just a few weeks to go earlier than the competition is scheduled to happen can by no means be simple to do.
Charriere took this check and handed it with flying colours.
Charriere is One to Watch at Featherweight
Though Morgan Charriere is barely three fights into his UFC tenure, he’s completed two of his three foes inside the gap, with each of his wins coming in his house nation. Don’t be stunned to see this man get extra high-profile assignments within the promotion as his profession continues.
Probably the most attention-grabbing half about that is that Morgan Charriere remains to be simply 28 years of age and won’t flip 29 years previous till Oct. 26. If he stays wholesome and rattles off an prolonged successful streak within the aftermath of this weekend’s card, inside the subsequent a number of years, Charriere will likely be among the many finest at featherweight within the UFC.
If he’s this good of a fighter now, think about how higher this younger man will likely be within the cage as soon as he peaks athletically.
Remaining Ideas
Preserve a watch out for Morgan Charriere sooner or later. He’s going to go far within the UFC.
