UFC Paris start time, full fight card details | Moicano vs. Saint Denis

After every week off to get well from the superb occasion that was UFC 306 dwell from inside The Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, Final Combating Championship (UFC) is touching down in Paris, France later TODAY (Sat., Sept. 28, 2024) to stage a particular “Fight Night” event inside Accor Area on ESPN+. Headlining the occasion will likely be a pivotal Light-weight bout between Renato Moicano (No. 11) and Benoit Saint Denis (No. 12).

What’s Scorching:

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Winner of three straight, Renato Moicano is out to safe his first-ever four-fight win streak underneath the UFC banner to punch his ticket into the Top 10 and get nearer to the ever-elusive world title shot. Over the previous couple of years, the Brazilian bomber has actually proven his character, too, which is huge if you’d like the mighty UFC PR machine to indicate you some love. While you couple that with wins, it’s a sure-fire recipe for a marketable fighter the corporate can get behind. With consecutive wins over Brad Riddell, Drew Dober and Jalin Turner, his subsequent opponent is his hardest in current reminiscence in Benoit Saint Denis.

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“God of Battle” was using excessive heading into his pivotal bout in opposition to Dustin Poirier at UFC 299. In any case, he had received 5 in a row, all finishes, and one other victory would have probably punched his ticket to a Prime 10 spot and presumably into title consideration. However “The Diamond” proved to be an excessive amount of for the combating Frenchman, finally ending him within the second spherical by way of knockout (see it again here), Hungry to get again into the win column, Saint Denis will come out aggressive, which is true up Moicano’s alley. If it hits the bottom, that’s the place the motion will get very attention-grabbing as a result of each males are submission consultants, with 10 of Moicano’s 19 wins coming by the use of submission and 9 of Saint Denis’ 13 victories got here in that method. They may very effectively cancel one another out in that division, so this struggle will both see somebody get knocked out or go the complete 25 minutes. Regardless of the case, we needs to be in for a deal with.

What’s Not:

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In what needs to be a fireworks-filled Featherweight bout, Joanderson Brito and William Gomis will throw down in primary card motion. The 2 males have been concerned in an attention-grabbing staredown at weigh ins, with Brito shaking Gomis’ hand earlier than yanking it down hard in an awkward encounter. It’s a reasonably soiled transfer, if you happen to ask me, as a result of there was really no want for that if you happen to have been being cordial. To prime it off, a sudden jerk like that would listlessly trigger a shoulder sprain. That’s the reason It’s on my “What’s Not” checklist, as a result of it was uncalled for from Brito. Nonetheless, they’ll get to settle no matter beef they’ve quickly sufficient.

Authentic Card vs. Precise Card:

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A Bantamweight bout between Taylor Lapilus and Felipe Lima was scheduled for this occasion. earlier than Lima bout out of the struggle for unknown causes and finally changed by Vince Morales, who’s coming into the short-notice struggle on a five-fight win streak on the regional circuit. In his first run with the promotion again from 2018 to 2022, Morales racked up a subpar 3-5 report, which finally result in his launch. Now, “Vandetta” has a second probability to make issues proper for himself and impress the UFC increased ups. As for Lapilus, he’s 2-1 to this point in his younger UFC profession and is coming off a win over longtime veteran, Cody Stamann.

Accidents:

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Former ladies’s Featherweight champion, Germaine de Randamie, was pressured out of her struggle in opposition to Nora Cornolle with a number of injures (broken finger and fractured foot). Consequently, former Legacy Combating Alliance (LFA) ladies’s bantamweight champion, Jacqueline Cavalcanti, steps in to fill the void. A Featherweight bout between Morgan Charriere and A.J. Cunningham was scheduled for this occasion earlier than Cunningham was pressured to withdraw from the struggle with an undisclosed damage and changed by Gabriel Miranda.

New Blood:

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Ivan Erslan is the lone newcomer on this card going up in opposition to Ion Cutelaba. Erslan is popping out of the KSW group, and he was lighting it up whereas he was there as a result of his final 9 wins got here by the use of stoppage. He has a stiff take a look at in his UFC debut as a result of Cutelaba is as skilled as they arrive with 16 fights contained in the Octagon underneath his belt. That mentioned, “The Hulk” has seen higher days as a result of he’s simply 1-4 in his final 5 fights.

How The ‘Prelims’ Look:

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Gabriel Miranda, who will likely be making his long-awaited return to motion after a yr away from motion and was final seen defeating Shane Younger by way of submission in Sept. 2023, will face off in opposition to Morgan Charriere. After storming out of the gates with a win over Manolo Zecchini in his UFC debut, “The Final Pirate” went on to lose to Jose Mariscal by way of split-decision in his sophomore effort.

In ladies’s Bantamweight motion, Jacqueline Cavalcanti, who’s presently on a five-fight win streak together with incomes back-to-back wins in her first two UFC outings, will face Nora Cornolle, who has additionally received her first two fights with the promotion. That run ended up pushing her win streak to eight straight total, seven by way of stoppage.

In males’s Flyweight motion, Daniel Barez and Victor Altamirano will face off in a battle of two males who desperately want wins. Altamirano is presently on a two-fight skid, whereas Barez got here up quick in his UFC debut after getting choked out by Jafel Filho within the very first spherical (see it again here). Happening 0-2 in your first two UFC fights just isn’t ultimate, so if he doesn’t need his UFC profession to be over earlier than it really begins, he wants a great successful efficiency.

A shaky Ailin Perez missed the 136-pound restrict for her ladies’s Bantmamweight struggle in opposition to Darya Zheleznyakova by half a pound, and it’ll value her 20-percent of her purse in consequence. Perez has received three straight fights, so even when she wins her fourth straight the dimensions fail received’t assist her trigger. Nonetheless, she is out to safe one other win in opposition to “Iron Girl,” who made good on her UFC debut by defeating Montserrat Rendon by way of unanimous choice earlier this yr.

Kicking issues off will likely be a 155-pound affair between two younger rising contenders in Bolaji Oki and Chris Duncan, who’s attempting to get again on the winner’s podium after his four-fight win sreak was snapped my Manuel Torres earlier this yr. As for Oki, he’s on a nine-fight win streak and received his Octagon debut by defeating Timothy Cuamba by way of split-decision earlier this yr.

Who Wants A Win Badly:

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Da Woon Jung began off his UFC profession at 4-0-1, however has since taken a flip for the more severe. Certainly, “Sseda” has misplaced his final three fights, getting stopped in two of these contests courtesy of Carlos Ulberg and Dustin Jacoby. Now, Jung is in a must-win scenario when he takes on the red-hot Oumar Sy, who’s undefeated at 10-0. It’s an odd matchup to say the least, however Jung has an enormous alternative right here to make issues proper for himself.

Curiosity Stage: 5.5/10

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This card has a complete of 14 fights on it. Within the co-man occasion, Brendan Allen and Nassourdine Imavov will tango in a pivotal Middleweight scrap. Imavov is presently ranked No. 4 within the division due largely to his controversial knockout win over former title contender Jared Cannonier (which you can see here). He’ll look to push his win streak to a few straight so as to get his title into the championship dialog in opposition to a person who has been scorching for the final three years, successful seven straight. With a win, “All In” breaks into the Prime 5 and will get one step nearer to a shot at a title, and maybe a regulated struggle in opposition to Marvin Vettori instead of taking it to the streets.

In Welterweight motion, Bryan Battle is out to choose up a win after his final struggle in opposition to Ange Loosa was ruled a no-contest (NC) on account of an inadvertent eye poke. Previous to that, Battle had received three straight, bringing his UFC report to 5-1-1. One other win or two and Battle may discover himself within the Prime 15. Standing in his manner, nonetheless, is Kevin Jousset, who comes into the struggle on a five-fight win streak, which incorporates back-to-back wins underneath the UFC umbrella.

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Kicking issues off on the principle card will likely be a Light-weight scrap between Fares Ziam and Matt Frevola. Ziam is coming in on a three-fight win streak, defeating Michal Figlak, Jai Herbert and Claudio Puelles. His opponent, in the meantime, is coming off a head-kick knockout defeat by the hands of occasion headliner, Benoit Saint-Denis (see it again here). That loss stopped Frevola’s ascension as he was using a powerful three-fight successful streak previous to operating into the Frenchman.

Benefit from the fights!

Full UFC Paris Fight Card:

UFC Paris Fundamental Occasion On ESPN+:

155 lbs.: Renato Moicano vs. Benoit Saint Denis

UFC Paris Fundamental Card On ESPN+ (3 p.m. ET):

185 lbs.: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Brendan Allen
145 lbs.: William Gomis vs. Joanderson Brito
170 lbs.: Kevin Jousset vs. Bryan Battle
145 lbs.: Morgan Charriere vs. Gabriel Miranda
155 lbs.: Fares Ziam vs. Matt Frevola

UFC Paris Prelims Card On ESPN+ (12 p.m. ET):

205 lbs.: Ion Cutelaba vs. Ivan Erslan
205 lbs.: Oumar Sy vs. Da Woon Jung
155 lbs.: Ľudovít Klein vs. Roosevelt Roberts
135 lbs.: Darya Zheleznyakova vs. Ailín Perez
135 lbs.: Taylor Lapilus vs. Vince Morales
125 lbs.: Daniel Barez vs. Victor Altamirano
135 lbs.: Nora Cornolle vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
155 lbs.: Bolaji Oki vs. Chris Duncan

*Combat card, bout order and variety of fights stay topic to alter.*

MMAmania.com will ship LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow protection of the whole UFC Paris struggle card RIGHT HERE, beginning with the ESPN+ preliminary card matchups that are scheduled to start at 12 p.m. ET, adopted by the remaining primary card steadiness on ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET.

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