SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 01: Dan Hooker of New Zealand prepares to look Benoit Saint Denis of France successful a lightweight conflict during the UFC 325 arena astatine Qudos Bank Arena connected February 01, 2026 successful Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
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The adjacent arena connected the engaged UFC schedule is UFC Paris, which takes spot connected Saturday, September 5 from Accor Arena successful Paris, France. The event, which has 14 booked contests, features a headlining bout betwixt Dan Hooker and Salahdine Parnasse. Hooker is making his 25th quality nether the UFC banner, while Parnasse makes his promotional debut. Below, we supply everything you request to cognize astir this weekend’s conflict card.
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UFC Paris Date:
Saturday, September 5
UFC Paris Location:
Acor Arena
UFC Paris Main Card Start Time:
3:00 p.m. ET
UFC Paris Preliminary Card Start Time:
12:00 p.m. ET
UFC Paris How to Watch Or Stream:
Paramout+
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UFC Paris Main Card
Dan Hooker vs. Salahdine Parnasse
Fares Ziam vs. Axel Sola
Michael Page vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
Punahele Soriano vs. Daniil Donchenko
Morgan Charriere vs. Felipe Lima
Losene Keita vs. Muhammad Naimov
UFC Paris Preliminary Card
Mario Pinto vs. Ryan Spann
Kurtis Campbell vs. Trevor Peek
Oumar Sy vs. Modestas Bukauskas
Nathaniel Wood vs. Mairon Santos
Nora Cornolle vs. Klaudia Syguła
Fabia Sintes vs. Michael Aljarouj
Luis Felipe Dias vs. Matthieu Duclos
Delphine Benouaich vs. Sofia Montenegro
ForbesUFC Announces Full 13-Fight Card For UFC 331By Trent ReinsmithDan Hooker vs. Salahdine Parnasse
Dan Hooker (24-14) was 10-4 successful 2013 erstwhile he sewage the telephone to subordinate the UFC. He faced the debuting Ian Entwistle successful that contest, scoring a first-round knockout triumph successful the featherweight contest.
A rocky 2 years followed that win, arsenic Hooker went 2-3 complete that span. A move to lightweight seemed to get things backmost connected way for Hooker aft that, arsenic he put together a four-fight winning streak, beating notable names successful Ross Pearson, Marc Diakiese, Jim Miller and Gilbert Burns.
That agelong of victories earned Hooker the No. 14 ranking successful the 155-pound section against the No. 5 classed Edson Barboza successful the co-main arena of a UFC connected FOX card. Barboza ended Hooker’s winning streak pinch a first-round knockout.
Hooker bounced backmost from that conclusion pinch wins complete James Vick, Al Iaquinta, and Paul Felder, moving himself up to No. 5 successful the division. In 2020 he met Dustin Poirier, who was classed No. 3 successful a UFC Fight Night main event. Poirier won that five-round scrap by unanimous determination (48-47, 48-47, 48-46).
Since that loss, the 36-year-old Hooker has been inconsistent, posting a 4-5 record. It should beryllium noted his losses person travel against reliable title successful Michael Chandler, Islam Makhachev, Arnold Allen, Arman Tsarukyan, and Benoit Saint Denis.
Hooker is riding a two-fight losing skid into Saturday’s UFC Paris card. His most caller victory was his UFC 305 triumph complete Mateusz Gamrot successful a scrap that took location “Fight of the Night” honors.
Despite his struggles, Hooker is the No. 12 classed combatant successful the UFC’s lightweight division.
Salahdine Parnasse (23-2) signed pinch the UFC earlier this twelvemonth aft a lengthy tally pinch KSW and a TKO triumph connected the caller MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano conflict card. Parnasse won the KSW featherweight title twice. He besides served arsenic the promotions’s lightweight champion from April 2024 done April 2026, defending that title 4 times pinch 4 knockout wins.
Earlier this summer, the 28-year-old told Ariel Helwani really his UFC woody came to be, “After my conflict pinch MVP, the UFC contacted me, and it was an opportunity, it was really elemental — it was to beryllium portion of this main arena successful my hometown successful Paris. So it was a really bully opportunity for maine and I accepted.”
"This time, they offered maine a really bully opportunity. First of all, the woody was amended [than past time], and they offered maine the [chance] to beryllium portion of the rankings by taking a conflict against Dan Hooker. So it is simply a really bully opportunity for maine to judge this challenge."
"It’s a really bully contract," Parnasse added. "Fortunately, I person to beryllium that I merit this and I americium astatine the apical level for my fans."
His only nonaccomplishment successful the past 5 years was a determination setback successful 2023 erstwhile he challenged Adrian Bartosiński for the KSW welterweight crown. Parnasse has won his past 5 outings via knockout.
As of this writing, Parnasse is simply a important -600 betting favourite complete the +425 Hooker.
We will person much connected UFC Paris arsenic conflict nighttime appoaches.
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