UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivak, September 2, 2023, Paris

UFC returned to Paris with UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivak on September 2, 2023, which aired from Accor Arena in Paris, France. Ciryl Gane vs Serghei Spivac heavyweight bout headlined the show.

FIGHT CARD

MAIN CARD

Main Event: Ciryl Gane vs Serghei Spivac

• Result: Ciryl Gane won via TKO (punches) at 3:44 of Round 2
• Division/title: Heavyweight
• Referee: Marc Goddard
• Weight: Ciryl Gane (250 lbs), Serghei Spivac (256 lbs)
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Manon Fiorot vs Rose Namajunas

• Result: Manon Fiorot won via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Division/title: Women’s Flyweight
• Weight: Manon Fiorot (125 lbs), Rose Namajunas (125 lbs)
• Referee: Rich Mitchell
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Benoît Saint-Denis vs Thiago Moisés

• Result: Manon Fiorot won via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Division/title: Welterweight
• Referee: Rich Mitchell
• Weight: Benoît Saint-Denis (156 lbs), Thiago Moisés (156 lbs)
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Volkan Oezdemir vs Bogdan Guskov

• Result: Volkan Oezdemir won via submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:46 of round 1
• Division/title: Light Heavyweight
• Referee: Marc Goddard
• Weight: Volkan Oezdemir (205 lbs), Bogdan Guskov (205 lbs)
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Yanis Ghemmouri vs Williams Gomis

• Result: William Gomis won via TKO (body kick) at 2:20 of Round 3
• Division/title: Featherweight
• Referee: TBA
• Weight: Yanis Ghemmouri (146 lbs), Williams Gomis (146 lbs)

Morgan Charrière vs Manolo Zecchini

• Result: Morgan Charriere won via TKO (body kick) at 3:51 of Round 1
• Division/title: Featherweight
• Referee: Rich Mitchell
• Weight: Morgan Charrière (146 lbs), Manolo Zecchini (146 lbs)
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PRELIMS

Taylor Lapilus vs Caolan Loughran

• Result: Taylor Lapilus won via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Division/title: Bantamweight
• Referee: Loic Pora
• Weight: Taylor Lapilus (135 lbs), Caolan Loughran (136 lbs)

Ange Loosa vs Rhys McKee

• Result: Ange Loosa won via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Division/title: Welterweight
• Referee: Loic Pora
• Weight: Ange Loosa (171 lbs), Rhys McKee (171 lbs)
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Nora Cornolle vs. Joselyne Edwards

• Result: Nora Cornolle won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Division/title: Women’s Bantamweight
• Referee: Lukasz Bosacki
• Weight: Nora Cornolle (136 lbs), Joselyne Edwards (136 lbs)

Farid Basharat vs Kleydson Rodrigues

• Result: Farid Basharat won via submission (arm-triangle) at 4:15 of round 1
• Division/title: Bantamweight
• Referee: Loic Pora
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Zarah Fairn vs Jacqueline Cavalcanti

• Result: Jacqueline Cavalcanti won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Division/title: Women’s Catchweight
• Referee: Rich Mitchell
• Weight: Zarah Fairn (140.5 lbs), Jacqueline Cavalcanti (139 lbs)
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EVENT NOTES

UFC President Dana White announced officially on June 15, 2023, that UFC will return to Paris for a Fight Night event. He also announced that Ciryl Gane vs Serghei Spivac bout would headline the event.

Volkan Oezdemir vs Azamat Murzakanov bout was earlier reported for the event. Murzakanov pulled out of the bout with unknown reasons in early August. Debutant Bogdan Guskov came in to replace him.

Zarah Fairn was set to clash Hailey Cowan in a bantamweight bout, but Cowan had to pull out of bout due to an injury. Jacqueline Cavalcanti came in as replacement to face Fairn to make her UFC debut and the bout was turned into a catchweight 140 lbs bout.

Debutants Yanis Ghemmouri and Caolan Loughran were set for a bantamweight bout. Taylor Lapilus’ opponent Muin Gafurov pulled out of the event due to visa issues. Williams Gomis’ opponent Lucas Almeida pulled out of the card due to an injury. After this, Ghemmori and Loughran’s bout was rearranged to fight different opponents. Loughran was set to Taylor Lapilus in a bantamweight bout. Ghemmouri was set to fight Williams Gomis in a featherweight bout.

Debuts

• Nora Cornolle
• Joselyne Edwards
• Caolan Loughran
• Yanis Ghemmouri
• Taylor Lapilus
• Bogdan Guskov
• Jacqueline Cavalcanti

Canceled bouts

• William Gomis vs Lucas Almeida (Almeida withdrew due to injury)
• Volkan Oezdemir vs Azamat Murzakanov (Murzakanov withdrew due to unknown reason)
• Zarah Fairn vs Hailey Cowan (Cowan withdrew due to Injury)
• Nasrat Haqparast vs Sam Patterson (Patterson withdrew due to unknown reason)
• Muin Gafurov vs Taylor Lapilus (Gafurov withdrew due to unknown reason)
• Yanis Ghemmouri and Caolan Loughran(both fighters were booked against different opponents on the same event)

Performance Awards

The following fighters earned $50,000 in performance bonus:

• Performance of the Night – Ciryl Gane, Morgan Charrière
• Fight of the Night – Benoît Saint-Denis vs Thiago Moisés