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UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 2, 2023 (2023-09-02)
VenueAccor Arena
CityParis, France
Attendance15,610[1]
Total gate$4,000,000[1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac (also known as UFC Fight Night 226 and UFC on ESPN+ 84) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 2, 2023, at the Accor Arena in Paris, France.[2]

Background

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The event marked the promotion's second visit to France and first since the country's much anticipated debut at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa in September 2022.[2]

The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane and Serghei Spivac.[3]

A women's bantamweight bout between Zarah Fairn and Hailey Cowan was scheduled for the event.[4] However on August 6, Cowan was forced out of the event due to an injury.[5] She was replaced by promotional newcomer and the LFA Women's Bantamweight Champion Jacqueline Cavalcanti.[6]

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Volkan Oezdemir and Azamat Murzakanov was expected to take place at the event.[7] However, Murzakanov pulled out in early August for unknown reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Bogdan Guskov.[8]

A lightweight bout between Nasrat Haqparast and Sam Patterson was expected to take place at the event.[9] However, Patterson pulled out due to health issues.[10] A replacement was found in promotional newcomer Landon Quinones and set for the following week at UFC 293.[11]

A pair of bantamweight bouts featuring Taylor Lapilus vs. Muin Gafurov and Caolán Loughran vs. Yanis Ghemmouri were expected to take place at the event.[12][13] However, Lapilus was instead matched up with Loughran after Gafurov withdrew due to visa issues.[14] Ghemmouri was instead matched up with William Gomis in a featherweight bout after his original opponent Lucas Almeida withdrew due to injury.[15][16]

Results

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Main card (ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Ciryl Gane def. Serghei Spivac TKO (punches) 2 3:44
Women's Flyweight Manon Fiorot def. Rose Namajunas Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Benoît Saint Denis def. Thiago Moisés TKO (punches) 2 4:44
Light Heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir def. Bogdan Guskov Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:46
Featherweight William Gomis def. Yanis Ghemmouri TKO (body kick) 3 2:20 [a]
Featherweight Morgan Charrière def. Manolo Zecchini KO (body kick and punches) 1 3:51
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Bantamweight Taylor Lapilus def. Caolán Loughran Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Ange Loosa def. Rhys McKee Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Nora Cornolle def. Joselyne Edwards Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Farid Basharat def. Kleydson Rodrigues Submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 4:15
Catchweight (140 lb) Jacqueline Cavalcanti def. Zarah Fairn Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
  1. ↑ The referee called a timeout after Ghemmouri claimed to have been hit with a low blow, however upon review by ringside officials the strike was deemed to be legal, and the fight was subsequently declared a TKO win for Gomis.[17]

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Bonus awards

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The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[19]

  • Fight of the Night: Benoît Saint Denis vs. Thiago Moisés
  • Performance of the Night: Ciryl Gane and Morgan Charrière

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 Mike Bohn (2023-09-03). "UFC Fight Night 226 post-event facts: Rose Namajunas' career hits uncharted territory after loss". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  2. 1 2 Farah Hannoun (2023-06-05). "UFC announces return to Paris for Fight Night event on Sept. 2". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  3. ↑ Brett Okamoto (2023-06-15). "Ciryl Gane-Serghei Spivac to headline UFC Fight Night in Paris". espn.com. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  4. ↑ Jay Anderson (2023-06-01). "France's Zarah Fairn welcomes Ailin Perez to octagon at UFC Paris". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  5. ↑ Staff (2023-08-06). "Hailey Cowan removed of UFC Paris fight against Zarah Fairn". mmacenter.fr. Retrieved 2023-08-19. (in French)
  6. ↑ News Desk (2023-08-18). "Cowan out, Jacqueline Cavalcanti debut set vs Zarah Fairn at UFC Paris". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  7. ↑ Farah Hannoun (2023-06-21). "Light heavyweights Volkan Oezdemir, Azamat Murzakanov booked for UFC Paris". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  8. ↑ News Desk (2023-08-08). "Murzakanov out, Bogdan Guskov debuts vs Volkan Oezdemir at UFC Paris". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  9. ↑ News Desk (2023-07-26). "Nasrat Haqparast faces Sam Patterson set for UFC Paris Event". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  10. ↑ News Desk (2023-08-09). "Sam Patterson is out of UFC Paris event with health issues". itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  11. ↑ Jay Anderson (2023-08-23). "Nasrat Haqparast booked against Landon Quinones at UFC 293 next month". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  12. ↑ Harvey Leonard (2023-07-31). "UFC matchmaking bulletin (7/24-7/30): Drew Dober's return announced, one cancellation". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  13. ↑ Jamie Theodosia (2023-08-28). ""If he gets into boxing range with me, I'll put him out": Caolan Loughran offers prediction for UFC Paris fight with Yanis Ghemmouri". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  14. ↑ Alexander K. Lee (2023-08-29). "Muin Gafurov out of UFC Paris, promotion seeks new opponent for Taylor Lapilus". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  15. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2023-08-29). "Lucas Almeida out of UFC Paris fight with William Gomis". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  16. ↑ Jamie Theodosi (2023-08-29). "UFC Paris: bout re-jigs affect four fighters ahead of Saturday's fight night". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  17. ↑ "UFC Paris video: William Gomis scores bizarre knockout win after disputed low blow". mmafighting.com. 2 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "UFC on ESPN: Gane vs. Spivak". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  19. ↑ Staff (2023-09-02). "UFC Fight Night 226 bonuses: French winners, including Benoit Saint Denis, dominate bonus recipients list". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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