UFC Paris, the No. 1 MMA promotion’s annual trek to the Metropolis of Lights, is upon us. Saturday afternoon, a month of motion and not using a pay-per-view occasion begins for Dana White and firm in France.
Yearly since 2022, the UFC has carved out time on its September schedule for a visit to Paris. 2025 will probably be no completely different for the group. Stay protection of this week’s present begins Saturday at 12 midday ET/ 9 am PT with the undercard.
Important card motion follows up at 3 pm ET/ midday PT. As has been the case since 2019, UFC Paris will be seen gavel-to-gavel over ESPN+ inside the US.
Change to UFC Paris Forward of Saturday’s Card
Within the run-up to this weekend’s card in Paris, not all has been merriment for everybody related to the occasion. On Labor Day, it was revealed that Fares Ziam was withdrawing from the cardboard because of bereavement depart after the loss of life of his grandmother.
In mild of this variation, former Cage Warriors Featherweight Champion Harry Hardwick will probably be making his UFC debut on just a few days’ discover to battle Kaue Fernandes on the undercard this weekend in a light-weight bout.
UFC Paris Featured Prelim: William Gomis vs. Robert Ruchala
On the high of the invoice for Saturday’s undercard, the featherweights make the stroll to the fabled Octagon when William Gomis (14-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) meets up with Robert Ruchala (11-1 MMA, UFC promotional debut.) All fights talked about herein are an marketed most of three rounds at 5 minutes per spherical.
Gomis, nicknamed “Jaguar”, has posted a file of 4-1 in his final 5 fights. On March 1, he dropped a cut up determination by the hands of Hyder Amil (11-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) contained in the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, NV on the principle card. Postponed fights sadly turned ordinary for the Gomis camp up to now.
Previous to final yr’s version of UFC Paris, Gomis noticed three of his scheduled fights get canceled and not using a single punch thrown. Now that he’s had a sequence of contests happen and not using a hitch, can he stay within the win column this weekend?
In the meantime, Robert Ruchala will probably be making his freshman look within the UFC this Saturday within the UFC Paris featured prelim on the energy of a 4-1 file in his final 5 bouts. In the intervening time, the previous KSW Interim Featherweight Champion has received two fights in a row.
Final outing, he scored a third-round knockout because of elbows and punches over Kacper Formela (18-6 MMA) to defend the interim strap for what turned out to be the one time. How will he fare beneath the UFC promotional banner?
UFC Paris Co-Featured Prelim: Oumar Sy vs. Brendson Ribeiro
Instantly beforehand, the co-featured undercard bout of UFC Paris sees motion happen at mild heavyweight when Oumar Sy (11-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) battles Brendson Ribeiro (17-8, 1 NC MMA, 2-3 UFC.) Each fighters on this contest final made the stroll to the Octagon in June.
For Oumar Sy, he has a 4-1 file in his previous 5 appearances. On June 14, he ventured all the way down to Atlanta the place he was defeated by the hands of Alonzo Menifield (17-5-1 MMA, 10-5-1 UFC) by the use of unanimous determination after three rounds of motion.
This was a rebooking of a battle that was postponed from UFC London on March 22 after Sy withdrew from the cardboard amid an harm. Very like William Gomis within the featured prelim, Sy additionally fought within the 2024 model of UFC Paris.
How will a return journey to France play out for the Sy camp? Watch to search out out.
Throughout the best way, Brendson Ribero final appeared on June 7. That evening, he misplaced by the use of first-round knockout (left hook to floor and pound photographs) in opposition to Azamat Murzakanov (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in the course of the featured early prelim of UFC 316 in Newark, NJ.
He’ll have had 89 days between fights by the point the cage door shuts on Saturday evening. Solely time will inform, nevertheless, if he’s capable of get again into the win column.
UFC Paris: No. 7 Contender Marcin Tybura vs. Ante Delija II
Additionally on the undercard, the heavyweights will take to the cage when No. 7 contender Marcin Tybura (27-9 MMA, 14-8 UFC) meets up with former PFL stalwart Ante Delija (25-6 MMA, UFC promotional debut.) This battle is a rematch of a 2015 battle between the 2.
That evening, Tybura efficiently defended the M-1 Problem Heavyweight Championship after Delija couldn’t proceed after struggling a leg harm within the second spherical. Though the stakes are decrease for the rematch a decade within the making, count on the unhealthy blood to be boiling right here.
Marcin Tybura enters UFC Paris over the weekend having gone 3-2 in his final 5 outings. He’s received two fights in a row going into the weekend.
Most not too long ago, he bested Mick Parkin (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) by unanimous determination on March 22 in London. Saturday will mark his thirty sixth profession look as knowledgeable in MMA. Can Tybura go 2-for-2 versus his opponent?
Within the different nook, Delija will probably be making the stroll this Saturday with a file of 4-1 over the course of his earlier 5 contests.
This previous April, he completed Contender Collection alumnus Yorgan de Castro (12-7 MMA, 1-3 UFC) with a first-round knockout by the use of punches in simply 42 seconds’ time throughout FNC 22. Delija’s stint within the PFL ended after he withdrew from a deliberate battle vs. Vadim Nemkov.
Subsequently, he was signed to the UFC’s energetic roster earlier on in the summertime. It’s been nearly a full decade since Delija and Tybura have fought each other. Revenge will probably be on the previous’s thoughts this Saturday.
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