The Parisian Salahdine Parnasse (19-2) puts his KSW -70kilos belt on the line against the Marseillais Wilson Varela (12-5), this Friday, December 20 at Paris La Défense Arena (live on RMC Sport 1). In the largest hall in Europe, the two French fighters, long-time friends, will offer the public the biggest 100% French shock since MMA was legalized on French soil.
It’s Christmas early for MMA fans. This Friday, December 20, the Parisian Salahdine Parnasse and the Marseillais Wilson Varela will offer the French public much more than a fight with the flavors of “Classic”.
In the boiling room of Paris La Défense Arena, in addition to the KSW -70kg title, held by Parnasse and which will be at stake, the two men will deliver a 100% French fight, the most important in the young history of the discipline. Never before has a belt from an organization of the caliber of KSW, the most important in Europe, been contested by two Frenchmen.
An all the more special shock for the two fighters, long-time friends and both under the leadership of experienced manager Stéphane “Atch” Chaufournier. So to embody, in the cage, one of the greatest sporting rivalries in the country, “the Classic” Paris-Marseille, the task is far from easy for these two former training partners.
Heist objective in Paris for Varela
Facing Parnasse, the biggest star of the organization, double champion of -66kg and -70kg, Marseillais Varela will have to create a surprise in hostile terrain, in the heart of the French capital. A versatile fighter who began his martial adventure with grappling, Varela acquired a reputation as a puncher with three victories by knockout in four successes in the Polish organization.
But he will have to face a determined Salahdine Parnasse, undisputed king of his category. “A fight remains a fight… There is no brotherhood in this sport,” the Parisian dryly delivered to his challenger during the pre-fight press conference. It must be said that the resident of the Atch Academy has everything to lose in front of his audience, a kingdom built brick by brick, year after year.
