For the primary time in nearly a yr, the UFC touches down in Paris for an additional thrilling Battle Night time card, UFC Paris, topped by an outstanding middleweight pairing between French standout Nassourdine Imavov and Brazil’s personal Caio Borralho. Within the penultimate bout of the night, fellow hometown star Benoît Saint Denis will endeavor to halt the advance of the surging Maurício Ruffy.
UFC Paris Most important Occasion
Following a brief discover gentle heavyweight bout towards Sean Strickland in 2023, Imavov has remained good within the Octagon forward of UFC Paris. Barring a controversial no contest in his match with Chris Curtis at UFC 29, “The Sniper” has received 4 of his final 5 fights, attaining notable victories over Jared Cannonier, Brendan Allen and former champion Israel Adesanya.
Presently having fun with a sixteen-bout profitable streak, Borralho has confirmed himself as a reliable contender at middleweight, capturing key triumphs towards stalwart opposition in Abus Magomedov, Paul Craig and Cannonier. At this time limit, no Preventing Nerd consultant has fought for a UFC title, however ought to he get the win on Saturday in UFC Paris, “The Pure” might earn his place in a pay-per-view important occasion subsequent yr.
UFC Paris Co-Most important Occasion
Making the journey out to his residence nation after almost a yr, Saint Denis enters his second tilt of 2025 with numerous strain stacked upon him after having suffered a bloody beatdown towards Renato Moicano in entrance of his fellow Frenchmen final yr. Now seemingly revitalized following a faucet out win over Kyle Prepolec again in Might, “God of Battle” is looking for to redeem himself on acquainted soil with a second consecutive spectacular efficiency in UFC Paris.
One of many main figures on the now esteemed Preventing Nerd group, Ruffy catapulted himself into stardom at light-weight by flooring divisional luminary King Inexperienced with a hellacious spinning wheel kick. Again to capitalize on his momentum, “One Shot” is keen to show that lighting can, certainly, strike the identical place twice with one other dominant displaying in UFC Paris on his warpath to UFC gold.
Extra Bouts On the Most important Card
Rounding out the UFC Paris important card, Modestas Bukauskas meets veteran gentle heavyweight fighter Paul Craig. Then, promising light-weight prospects Bolaji Oki and Mason Jones come to blows to find out who would be the subsequent budding star within the weight class. Additionally, four-time defending Ares FC 155-lb king Axel Sola strikes up a division to battle Rhys McKee. Lastly, French featherweight William Gomis grapples with former KSW Interim Champion Robert Ruchala.
UFC Paris Predictions and Workers Picks
MMASucka workers picks are composed of 4 of the world’s main combined martial arts organizations: the Final Preventing Championship (UFC), the Skilled Fighters League (PFL), ONE Championship (ONE FC), and Dana White’s Contender Sequence (DWCS).
UFC picks will embrace important card fights starting from 4 to 6 matchups per occasion.
PFL picks from important playing cards for pay-per-views and from event fights within the Common Season, Playoffs, and Finals.
ONE FC and DWCS picks will characteristic all MMA fights from the occasion with a minimal of three matchups.
The person who picks essentially the most victorious fighters by the tip of 2025 can have a selection between receiving a custom-made championship belt from ProAmBelts or an in depth chain from Championship Chains. Workers picks in 2023 had been received by Ben Jamieson with a report of 300-148.
Discover our UFC Paris picks and combat odds beneath.
Workers data after Dana White’s Contender Sequence Ep. 80:
Hank Strandberg: 152-83
Drew Zuhosky: 118-117
Frazer Krohn: 115-83
Jeremy Model: 112-80
Andrew Benjamin: 32-90
*Notice – not all workers decide for each occasion*
William Gomis -260
Vs.
Robert Ruchala +220
FEATHERWEIGHT
Jeremy Model: Gomis by Unanimous DecisionHank Strandberg: Gomis by Unanimous ChoiceDrew Zuhosky: Ruchala by Unanimous DecisionFrazer Krohn:
Workers selecting Gomis: 2
Workers selecting Ruchala: 1
Sola Axel -130
Vs.
Rhys McKee +110
WELTERWEIGHT
Jeremy Model: Sola by Unanimous DecisionHank Strandberg: Sola by Unanimous Choice Drew Zuhosky: McKee by Unanimous Choice Frazer Kron: McKee by Unanimous Choice
Workers selecting Sola: 2
Workers selecting McKee: 2
Mason Jones -135
Vs.
Bolaji Oki +115
LIGHTWEIGHT
Jeremy Model: Jones by Unanimous DecisionHank Strandberg: Jones by Unanimous Choice Drew Zuhosky: Jones by Unanimous Choice Frazer Kron: Jones by Unanimous Choice
Workers selecting Jones: 4
Workers selecting Oki: 0
Modestas Bukauskas -350
Vs.
Paul Craig +285
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Jeremy Model: Bukauskas by Second Spherical KnockoutHank Strandberg: Bukauskas by Second Spherical Knockout Drew Zuhosky: Craig by Third Spherical Knockout Frazer Krohn: Bukauskas by Unanimous Choice
Workers selecting Bukauskas: 3
Workers selecting Craig: 1
Mauricio Ruffy -155
Vs.
Benoît Saint Denis +135
LIGHTWEIGHT
Jeremy Model: Ruffy by Unanimous DecisionHank Strandberg: Ruffy by Second Spherical Knockout Drew Zuhosky: Ruffy by Unanimous Choice Frazer Krohn: Saint Denis by Unanimous Choice
Workers selecting Ruffy: 3
Workers selecting Saint Denis: 1
Caio Borralho -135
Vs.
Nassourdine Imavov +115
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Jeremy Model: Borralho by Third Spherical TKOHank Strandberg: Borralho by Unanimous Choice Drew Zuhosky: Borralho by Unanimous Choice Frazer Kron: Imavov by Fourth Spherical Knockout
Workers selecting Borralho: 3
Workers selecting Imavov: 1
