Ciryl Gane needed a big win at UFC Paris fresh off the worst defeat of his MMA career. Fortunately, he scored exactly that. The former UFC interim heavyweight champion ran roughshod over Serghei Spivac in Saturday’s main event to earn a second-round TKO and emerge victorious in a flawless performance at the Accor Arena in
Manon Fiorot Scoffs At Erin Blanchfield Fight During the UFC Paris post-fight press conference, Manon Fiorot scoffed at the idea of fighting Erin Blanchfield in a number one contender fight for the UFC flyweight gold (h/t MMAJunkie). “To me, I clearly deserve the title shot,” Fiorot said. “I don’t see why I’d fight Erin. But
Sean O’Malley recently made headlines with comments about his open relationship, but he also made a new enemy in former UFC champion and MMA legend, Vitor Belfort. O’Malley is one of the most popular fighters in combat sports today so his open relationship with wife Danya Gonzalez has been well documented. However, after defeating Aljamain
Paris, France – UFC makes its highly anticipated return to Paris with a thrilling heavyweight contenders’ bout as No. 1 ranked Ciryl Gane takes on No. 8 Serghei Spivac at the Accor Arena on Saturday, September 2. Gane, who has become a household name in France, fights in front of a home crowd for the second time in two
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun It’s amazing how much better Ciryl Gane looks in the Octagon when he’s not fighting Jon Jones. Gane (12-2) breezed to a second-round TKO over Serghei Spivac (16-4) in the
Ciryl Gane and Rose Namajunas entered UFC Paris as the two biggest storylines in terms of whether or not they could bounce back from their recent championship bout losses, and in the end, only one reigned supreme, while the other went back to the drawing board. Following the UFC’s return to Paris, MMA Fighting’s Mike
The Octagon returned to France for today’s UFC Paris event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Ciryl Gane vs. Serghei Spivac. The highly anticipated heavyweight main event proved to be a one-sided affair. Ciryl Gane was able to keep the fight standing, this despite Serghei Spivac’s best efforts to get the contest to the ground.
Ciryl Gane is entering new territory later today (Sat., Sept. 2, 2023) at UFC Paris live on ESPN+ from inside Accor Arena in Paris, France, as the heavyweight contender fights for the first time in his career after being finished in his previous fight. That’s why “Bon Gamin” is looking to deliver a “masterclass” performance
UFC makes its highly anticipated return to Paris with a thrilling heavyweight contenders’ bout as No. 1 ranked Ciryl Gane takes on No. 8 Serghei Spivac at the Accor Arena on Saturday, September 2. Gane, who has become a household name in France, fights in front of a home crowd for the second time in two years. In the
Anderson Silva is living the dream. A former UFC middleweight champion, “The Spider” finally had the chance to compete in boxing. After years of voicing his desire to compete in the squared circle, he parted ways with the company to set up matches with legends and celebrities. Yet his life-long goal has always been to
PFL star Jake Paul was happy to see the UFC’s shares fall earlier today. ‘The Problem Child’ has yet to step foot in the cage, but did sign with the company earlier this year. Nonetheless, Jake Paul is fresh off his win over Nate Diaz last month in their high-profile boxing match. Following the victory,
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Paul Felder might just have the itch to step back inside the Octagon. The 39-year-old talent walked away from the sport in November 2020 following consecutive losses, a highly competitive war with Dan Hooker followed by an extremely short-notice and gutsy showing against Rafael dos Anjos. Since then, he’s transitioned more
Namajunas returns to action for the first time since dropping the strawweight title to Carla Esparza last May in a fight that was largely void of action. She holds a pair of wins over reigning strawweight queen Zhang Weili and has been one of the best female fighters on the planet for the past six
Ciryl Gane and Rose Namajunas seek a fresh start in France. One half of the main and co-main events of UFC Paris, respectively, the two are coming off of arguably the most humbling setbacks of their careers. For Gane, it was a quick submission loss to Jon Jones in which Jones made him look completely
Jorge Masvidal is open to returning to the UFC as long as he can face Justin Gaethje for the BMF belt. In the main event of UFC 291, Gaethje became the new BMF champion as he scored a second-round head kick KO win over Dustin Poirier. Masvidal was at the event and wrapped the belt around
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will once again venture away from the familiarity of its APEX facility and ship its cast and crew across the world for the upcoming UFC Paris fight card, locked and loaded for tomorrow afternoon (Sat., Sept. 2, 2023) from inside Accor Arena in Paris, France, featuring a 265-pound headliner between former
MAIN CARD Main Event – Heavyweight Bout: Ciryl Gane (250) vs Serghei Spivac (256) Co-Main Event – Women’s Flyweight Bout: Manon Fiorot (125) vs Rose Namajunas (125) Lightweight Bout: Benoit Saint Denis (156) vs Thiago Moises (156) Paris Fight By Fight Preview | Order UFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland Light Heavyweight Bout: Volkan Oezdemir (205) vs Bogdan Guskov
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2023, 08:21 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun A common belief in mixed martial arts is that once a fighter has one foot out the door into retirement, it’s probably time for them to hang it up. One
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