00:49
This is the end of this live
Thank you everyone for following us for this exceptional evening of MMA at the Accor Arena. The French shone, even if the last fight left a bitter taste. The UFC has promised to return next year, or even sooner. So, see you soon!
00:42
Bonuses of the evening
Morgan Charrière and Farès Ziam logically received the “performance of the evening” awards, along with Chris Duncan and Bryan Battle.
00:36
Benoît Saint Denis goes to the hospital
With a swollen face, the Frenchman will be examined immediately.
00:29
BSD’s words in the cage:
“Unfortunately, I was asleep in the first round, he took the opportunity to do enough damage. I will come back. »
00:16
Benoît Saint Denis arrested after the second round
The doctor believes that he can no longer fight because of his facial injuries, the Frenchman bows…
00:08
The doctor checks Benoît’s condition
The Frenchman is damaged, but he returns to the fight for the second round.
00:07
Open BSD next to eye
The Frenchman is outrageously dominated in this first round. He is bleeding next to his right eye, Moicano does not give him any respite.
00:05
Renato Moicano starts very strong
Benoît Saint Denis is dominated on the ground in his first minutes of combat. Big danger.
00:02
Here we go!
The room is plunged into darkness, only the octagon is lit. War is declared.
00:01
« Iiiiiit’s Time !!!!! »
Bruce Buffer’s famous phrase officially launches this main fight of the evening. The entire Accor Arena is standing to cheer its hero, Benoît Saint Denis.
23:55
Benoît Saint Denis returns to his usual remix
The song of the commandos and the NTM hit “Seine Saint-Denis Style” resonate in the Accor Arena.
23:51
The room rises for Benoît Saint Denis
The Nîmes competes in the last fight of the evening against the Brazilian Renato Moicano. A particularly anticipated fight as BSD is used to offering real “wars”.
23:44
Unanimous decision victory for Imavov
As expected, the three judges gave the last two rounds to the Frenchman, who is heading towards the title!
23:43
Huge fight between the two men
After a lost first round, Nassourdine Imavov reacted perfectly. The judges must make their decision.
23:41
Brendan Allen is exhausted
The Frenchman is in control at the end of the fight. He is heading towards a very important victory!
23:39
Imavov regains his advantageous position
On an attempt to bring the American to the ground, Nassourdine gains the upper hand and can land his punches.
23:36
Everything will be decided in the third round!
A everywhere between the two men after 10 minutes of fighting. The last five will be decisive, but the Frenchman has taken the upper hand!
23:34
What a second round from Imavov!!
The Frenchman resists all of Allen’s attempts and punches him to the ground!
23:31
Imavov must react!
The Frenchman must absolutely take the upper hand in this second round, and avoid going to the ground.
23:29
Premier round and favored by Brendan Allen
If the American did not cause the slightest damage, he spent the entire restart controlling Nassourdine Imavov on the ground.
23:25
Here we go!
Very comfortable standing, Nassourdine Imavov wants to impose his style, but it is jiu-jitsu specialist Brendan Allen who succeeds in taking him to the ground.
23:24
Bruce Buffer presents the two opponents
Nassourdine Imavov is taking a risk this Saturday by facing a lower ranked opponent, but he absolutely wanted to be present at home. His eldest, Daguir, who was to fight Thursday at Arès but canceled to accompany his brother, is in his corner.
23:19
Only two fights left
Nassourdine Imavov will enter the cage in a few moments to face Brendan Allen. The Frenchman is only two fights away from the title!
23:12
William Gomis winner by split decision!!
The Frenchman convinced two judges to give him victory. Huge sensation for the Frenchman, who took the opportunity to ask for a fight against Diego Lopes, the third in his category, present this Saturday evening in Paris.
23:10
The fight comes to an end
And it wasn’t obvious in advance! Facing the terrible Joanderson Brito, William Gomis delivered a particularly solid performance. Victory can still come to him.
23:05
If you can’t wake up in the morning…
This is a technique like any other.
23:02
William Gomis largely dominated
Brito continually advances and asphyxiates the Frenchman, who resists well. But for how much longer?
22:54
First minutes of ground combat
It’s William Gomis who has the advantage, but the Brazilian is very dangerous.
22:51
Very difficult fight for William Gomis
His opponent remains on five victories in the first or second rounds.
22:48
The entry of William Gomis
“Started from the bottom now we are here”. The “Jaguar” comes in on this song, meaning “we started at the bottom, now here we are”.
22:45
Next in the cage: William Gomis
The MMA Factory fighter faces a terror, the Brazilian Joanderson Brito, very popular in the UFC.
22:40
Bryan Battle booed by the public
The American gives the middle finger to the public, who respond with boos and a few spits when he leaves the cage.
22:34
Kevin Jousset loses by TKO
The Frenchman obviously no longer had any strength. Beaten by Bryan Battle, he was stopped by the referee in the second round.
22:32
Huge war between the two men
No one wants to back down, they take a lot of hits.
22:29
End of first round
Kevin Jousset went to war, as he had planned. But Bryan Battle responds perfectly.
22:27
Difficult start to the fight for Kevin Jousset
The solid American Bryan Battle is offensive and presses him against the cage.
22:21
“Deep down, I believe the earth is round”
Kevin Jousset, exiled in New Zealand where he has been training for several years, will fight for the first time in front of his French audience. He takes the opportunity to sing the famous Orelsan song.
22:10
The video of Charrière’s incredible KO
22:05
Charrière’s joy in the cage:
“It was a tough fight today, I only had two weeks to prepare for it. Like last year, I wanted to take my timing and beat the shit out of him. »
22:02
Morgan Charrière terraces Miranda by KO!
A huge left hook to the point of the chin knocks out the Brazilian, who collapses just 27 seconds into the second round. What a sequence of French people!
22:00
Very competitive first round
Gabriel Miranda tries to go to the ground, but Morgan Charrière copes perfectly.
21:55
Here we go for the crowd’s favorite
The Frenchman turned the room upside down last year with a liver knockout in the first round. He hopes to repeat this feat.
21:53
Morgan Charrière enters the cage
“The Last Pirate” faces a regular at UFC Paris, the Brazilian Gabriel Miranda. He lost against Benoît Saint-Denis during the first edition.
21:51
The video of Ziam’s incredible KO
21:43
Ziam’s first reaction:
While Frevola comes out completely groggy, the Lyonnais relishes: “I trained very hard. I wanted to thank my friends, family and fans. I couldn’t hope for better. I wanted Matt Frevola, I wanted to show that I was the strongest, that’s what I did. »
21:40
Frevola still lying
The American is on the ground, on his back, completely knocked out. The doctors are busy around him.
21:39
Huge KO of Fares Ziam !!
Matt Frevola doesn’t get up, devastating knee strike from the Frenchman! The American’s light went out, as they say in MMA.
21:34
Matt Frevola close to breakup
The Frenchman came close to winning by rear choke but the American resisted. Ziam largely dominates this fight, Frevola is marked in the face.
21:28
End of the first round, to Ziam’s advantage!
While the public shouts “he who does not jump is not French”, Farès Ziam offers himself a big end of the round and undoubtedly won it.
21:26
Matt Frevola is hit!!
The audience gets excited, the American falters and steps back.
Context
The UFC returns to Paris for a third edition
- Two years after the arrival of the queen MMA organization in France, a third event is organized at the Accor Arena this Saturday evening from 6 p.m.
- 14 fights are on the program for this evening. Nine concern French people, notably William Gomis, Morgan Charrière, Nora Cornolle and Kevin Jousset.
- The two main fights pit Nassourdine Imavov (n°4 middleweight) against Brendan Allen (n°8), before Benoît Saint Denis (n°12 lightweight) against Renato Moicano (n°11).
- The evening program, in order, from 6 p.m.:
– Bolaji Oki (BEL) vs Chris Duncan (ECO)
– Nora Cornolle (FRA) vs Jacqueline Cavalcanti (POR)
– Daniel Barez (ESP) vs Victor Altamirano (MEX)
– Ailin Perez (ARG/n°15) vs Dariya Zheleznyakova (RUS)
– Taylor Lapilus (FRA) vs Vince Morales (USA)
– Ludovit Klein (SLO) vs Roosevelt Roberts (USA)
– Oumar Sy (FRA) vs Da Woon Jung (COR)
– Ion Cutelaba (MOL) vs Ivan Erslan (CRO)
– Farès Ziam (FRA) vs. Matt Frevola (USA)
– Morgan Charrière (FRA) vs Gabriel Miranda (BRE)
– Kevin Jousset (FRA) vs Bryan Battle (USA)
– William Gomis (FRA) vs Joanderson Brito (BRE)
– Nassourdine Imavov (FRA/n°4) vs Brendan Allen (USA/n°8)
– Renato Moicano (BRE/No. 11) vs. Benoît Saint Denis (FRA/No. 12)
