At the Accor Arena in Paris, France, another top contender in the UFC’s stacked middleweight class will be chosen, as hometown hero Nassourdine Imavov takes on surging Brazilian juggernaut Caio Borralho in the main event of UFC Paris. Before that, another regarded name from the country, Benoît Saint Denis, faces exciting striking sensation Maurício Ruffy.
UFC Paris Main Event
Coming off of a major win over former five-time defending champion Israel Adesanya in his last time out, Imavov stands at the doorway of his own shot at the 185-ln crown. With a victory over the equally phenomenal Borralho in the UFC Paris main event, “The Sniper” will undoubtedly secure himself a championship bout against newly-minted middleweight gold standard Khamzat Chimaev sometime in 2026.
Undefeated since 2015, Borralho has embarked on a dominant tear in the division, winning his first seven contests in the UFC in a row, taking out notable athletes in Abusupiyan Magomedov, Paul Craig and Jared Cannonier. Booked for his most high stakes matchup to date, the Fighting Nerd standout aims to crack into the mainstream even further by toppling the defending hometown competitor in Imavov in UFC Paris.
UFC Paris Co-Main Event
Jumping back into the win column after a disastrous two-fight skid by submitting Kyle Prepolec at UFC 315, Saint Denis is eager to reassert his place as a true threat in the UFC’s lightweight category. Fighting in his native France after nearly a year, “God of War” will attempt to kickstart another fruitful campaign towards the summit of 155-lb.
Embarking on one of the hottest rises to prominence in the sport in recent years, Ruffy recorded arguably the Knockout of the Year when he starched King Green in just two minutes at UFC 313. Stepping into his first UFC co-main event, “One Shot” can put himself on the map at lightweight with a statement-making performance and silence the French crowd in the process by beating Saint Denis.
Here’s how to watch UFC Paris
Online Streaming: You can catch the entire card on ESPN+, but you will need to subscribe in order to do so. Right now, the company is offering a monthly or yearly subscription of $11.99 and $119.99 respectively. For those who want to get more bang out of their buck, there is also the monthly Disney Bundle Deal, which offers ESPN+, Hulu, and Disney+ for $16.99 with included commercials, or $26.99 for no commercials at all.
Start Time and Date: The Preliminaries will begin at 12 pm ET, followed by the Main Card at 3 pm ET on Sept 6.
Bout Order For UFC Paris
Main Card:
Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho (Middleweight Main Event)
Benoît Saint Denis vs. Maurício Ruffy (Lightweight Co-Main Event)
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Paul Craig (Light Heavyweight)
Bolaji Oki vs. Mason Jones (Lightweight)
Axel Sola vs. Rhys McKee (Welterweight)
Preliminaries:
William Gomis vs. Robert Ruchala (Featherweight Featured Bout)
Oumar Sy vs. Brendson Ribeiro (Light Heavyweight)
Marcin Tybura vs. Ante Delija (Heavyweight)
Harry Hardwick vs. Kauê Fernandes (Lightweight)
Sam Patterson vs. Trey Waters (Welterweight)
Brad Tavares vs. Robert Bryczek (Middleweight)
Andreas Gustafsson vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov (Welterweight)
Shauna Bannon vs. Sam Hughes (Women’s Strawweight)
