UFC Paris Results – Gane vs. Tuivasa
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship is in France for the very first time. UFC Paris goes down on Saturday, September 3, headlined by a heavyweight bout between former interim champion Ciryl Gane and fellow rising star, Tai Tuivasa.
Yesterday at weigh-ins, Gane came in nearly 20-pounds lighter than his opponent. Will the weight difference be an issue come fight night?
The event, which takes place at the Accor Arena in Paris, will be broadcast entirely on ESPN+.
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will clash with Marvin Vettori in the co-main event slot.
Going into UFC Paris, both of these fighters are putting on a good fight for fans. One will drop out of gate keeper status and free up a spot for someone else in the top five. Robert Whittaker is the former middleweight champion and Vettori is the former challenger. Both lost to Israel Adesanya twice. But their stories have been quite different.
Whittaker lost his title at UFC 243 against Adesanya but went on a great streak to get back to the title by knocking off Darren Till, Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gastelum. In his rematch with Adesanya he gave a much better account of himself by going the distance instead of being knocked out. You could tell Whittaker was smarter in that fight and he was a better fighter than the first time the two fought in 2019. Now, he looks at alternative ways to become champion again and one being a potential move to 205.
For Vettori, he was fed to Israel Adesanya as Izzy was coming up through the ranks and gave the future champion trouble with the clinch in that fight. Adesanya took the split decision and Vettori went off on a tear of wins after that, clawing his way to a rematch. He beat Cezar Ferreira, Andrew Sanchez, Karl Roberson, Jack Hermansson, and Kevin Holland before fighting Adesanya again. That fight was more decisive as Vettori couldn’t find any offense. After that fight, we had the Vettori-Costa fiasco which was one of the most meme-tastic fights to ever grace our presence.
Complete UFC Paris results below
Main Card (ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET)
Ciryl Gane defeated Tai Tuivasa via KO (punches) – Round 3, 4:23
Robert Whittaker defeated Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Nassourdine Imavov def. Joaquin Buckley via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Roman Kopylov defeated Alessio Di Chirico via KO (punches) – Round 3, 1:09
William Gomis defeated Jarno Errens via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29)
Nathaniel Wood defeated Charles Jourdain via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 12 p.m. ET)
Abusupiyan Magomedov defeated Dustin Stoltzfus via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 0:19
Nasrat Haqparast defeated John Makdessi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Fares Ziam defeated Michal Figlak via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Benoit Saint Denis defeated Gabriel Miranda via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:16
Christian Quinonez defeated Khalid Taha via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:15
Stephanie Egger defeated Ailin Perez via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:54
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