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Yahoo
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
UFC announces return to Paris for end of summer
The UFC continues to make its annual trip to France. A UFC Fight Night event is set to take place Sept. 6 at Accor Arena in Paris, promotion officials announced Tuesday morning. No fights were included in the announcement. The promotion's most recent trip to Paris took place last Sept. 28, 2024, where France's Benoit Saint Denis headlined UFC Fight Night 243 against Renato Moicano. Saint Denis lost a doctor's stoppage TKO in Round 2 after doctors declared him unable to see. In the co-main event, Nassourdine Imavov extended his winning streak by defeating Brendan Allen by unanimous decision, and rising lightweight Fares Ziam scored one of the best knockouts of the year over Matt Frevola. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC announces end-of-summer return to Paris
USA Today
an hour ago
- General
- USA Today
UFC announces return to Paris for end of summer
UFC announces return to Paris for end of summer The UFC continues to make its annual trip to France. A UFC Fight Night event is set to take place Sept. 6 at Accor Arena in Paris, promotion officials announced Tuesday morning. No fights were included in the announcement. The promotion's most recent trip to Paris took place last Sept. 28, 2024, where France's Benoit Saint Denis headlined UFC Fight Night 243 against Renato Moicano. Saint Denis lost a doctor's stoppage TKO in Round 2 after doctors declared him unable to see. In the co-main event, Nassourdine Imavov extended his winning streak by defeating Brendan Allen by unanimous decision, and rising lightweight Fares Ziam scored one of the best knockouts of the year over Matt Frevola.
USA Today
12-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Benoit Saint Denis wants Mateusz Gamrot after snapping skid\u00a0at UFC 315
Benoit Saint Denis wants Mateusz Gamrot after snapping skid at UFC 315 Show Caption Hide Caption Benoit Saint Denis wants Mateusz Gamrot after snapping losing skid UFC 315 winner Benoit Saint Denis spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters post-fight after his second-round submission of Kyle Prepolec in Montreal. MONTREAL – Benoit Saint Denis met the media Saturday after his win over Kyle Prepolec at UFC 315. Saint Denis (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) got some early bits of resistance from Prepolec (18-9 MMA, 0-3 UFC), who took the fight on less than a week's notice to save Saint Denis' spot on the card when Joel Alvarez pulled out. But ultimately, he took over and submitted Prepolec midway into the first round. Saint Denis, who was a massive betting favorite of more than 11-1 in the fight, snapped a two-fight skid and now is hoping for a chance at Mateusz Gamrot, who has claimed Saint Denis turned down a fight. "The only problem is we never got any offer (from Gamrot) for (UFC 315)," Saint Denis said at his post-fight news conference. "I wanted to fight tonight. Now it's done. He knows better than everybody, all the fighters: When you have an opportunity to fight, you want to fight. You don't do a training camp for nothing. "… I don't know what the UFC plans are with Gamrot, if he has a fight planned. But anybody in the top 10, it's an honor and a privilege (to fight them). It's going to be a war." Gamrot (24-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) is set to fight Ludovit Klein at the end of the month. Check out Gamrot's post-fight news conference in the video above.
USA Today
08-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Benoit Saint Denis grateful Kyle Prepolec saved his chance to fight in Montreal at UFC 315
Benoit Saint Denis grateful Kyle Prepolec saved his chance to fight in Montreal at UFC 315 Show Caption Hide Caption UFC 315: Benoit Saint Denis media day interview UFC 315 fighter Benoit Saint Denis spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters at media day for his main card bout vs. Kyle Prepolec on Saturday. MONTREAL – Benoit Saint Denis met the media Wednesday ahead of his fight at UFC 315. Saint Denis (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) takes on Kyle Prepolec (18-8 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in a lightweight fight on the main card card at Bell Centre in Montreal. At media day, Saint Denis took questions from media members before his fight, including about his opponent – who stepped up on a week's notice for a second stint in the UFC after Mateusz Gamrot pulled out. "The most important thing is I'm here – I'm ready for a fight," Saint Denis said at Wednesday's media day. "… The UFC is a huge war machine and they found me an opponent for Saturday night." Check out Saint Denis' full media day interview in the video above.
USA Today
07-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Before UFC 315, Benoit Saint Denis reveals 'huge mistake' from last training camp
Before UFC 315, Benoit Saint Denis reveals 'huge mistake' from last training camp Benoit Saint Denis made a major change for his UFC 315 training camp. Saint Denis (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) will look to snap a two-fight losing skid when he meets the returning Kyle Prepolec on Saturday at Bell Centre in Montreal (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). The rising French lightweight saw his title hopes dashed when he was knocked out by Dustin Poirier at UFC 299. He then took on Renato Moicano in the UFC Fight Night 243 headliner this past September but was bloodied and battered in a second-round, doctor's stoppage TKO loss. Ahead of his return, Saint Denis made a stunning revelation. "I made a huge mistake to be the general and the soldier," Saint Denis told UFC News. "I was the one coaching myself. I had a lot of coaches for separate disciplines, but I didn't have a head coach. It was a huge mistake because when I entered the fight, I didn't know how to start it or what were the keys to victory. "I knew it, and after the first round, I had a strong second round, but Renato did a good job, and one of my eyes got closed. Despite being well prepared, it got him the victory. It's because I had the worst round of my life because I was the head coach of my camp, and you cannot do that. You have to be a soldier inside the cage." Saint Denis was originally scheduled to face Joel Alvarez but wound up drawing Prepolec (18-8 MMA, 0-2 UFC) after Alvarez withdrew.
