Brian Ortega’s latest octagon outing ended in a loss, and it sounded like it could have turned out even worse. By the end of the recent UFC Shanghai co-main event, Ortega walked out with a disappointing decision loss to Aljamain Sterling and his fourth defeat in his past five fights. That result capped off a brutal week for Ortega in …
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Mauricio Ruffy had a tough night. So tough that veteran MMA analyst Din Thomas is questioning how good he is. On Saturday, Benoit Saint Denis ran roughshod over Ruffy in the co-main event of UFC Paris, dominating the fight early before submitting Ruffy with a rear-naked choke/neck crank in the second round. It was the first loss of Ruffy’s UFC …
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The main event of UFC Paris carried big implications for the middleweight division and its new champion. There has been a lot of talk since he won the title regarding who Khamzat Chimaev will face in his first title defense. While it unfortunately doesn’t look like Chimaev will be competing again this year after initially teasing this plan, we are …
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Nassourdine Imavov beats Caio Borralho in Paris, then issued a title challenge to UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev. Published On 7 Sep 20257 Sep 2025 Nassourdine Imavov outlasted Caio Borralho in the main event of UFC Fight Night in France, earning a unanimous decision and consolidating his claim as a potential title challenger to middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev. Imavov, fighting …
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Nassourdine Imavov checked off the most important box on Saturday with a dominant decision win over Caio Borralho in the main event of UFC Paris. With Dana White setting up a two-fight tryout, of sorts, to face Khamzat Chimaev in his first title defense, was Imavov’s performance enough to make him the undeniable guy to face the new champion next? …
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Herb Dean made a split-second call in the third round of the UFC Paris welterweight main card bout between Axel Sola and Rhys McKee, and some fighters believe it may have been a bit too quick. Sola was well on his way to beating McKee as the fight progressed in the final round, but after Sola landed a nasty body …
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Brett OkamotoSep 6, 2025, 07:04 PM ET Close Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. …
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This is the live blog for Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho, the middleweight main event for Saturday’s UFC Paris card at Accor Arena. Imavov joined the UFC in 2020 and quickly made a strong impression, until a setback loss to Sean Strickland in 2023. A weird no-contest with Chris Curtis followed, but since then, Imavov has been perfect, stringing together …
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UFC Paris happens TODAY (Sat., Sept. 6, 2025) inside Accor Arena in Paris, France. The main event is Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho, with both men hoping to earn a date with recently crowned UFC Middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev (whose place on the P-4-P list has caused some debate). UFC Paris’ co-main event is a mouth-watering match-up, with Benoit Saint-Denis …
Read More »Uncrowned has UFC Paris live results, round-by-round updates, start time and highlights for the Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho fight card on Saturday afternoon at the Accor Arena in Paris, France. Rising middleweight contenders Imavov and Borralho collide in a five-round main event that’s expected to serve as a title eliminator for UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev, while French lightweight faces …
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