UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac

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UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 2, 2023 (2023-09-02)
Venue Accor Arena
City Paris, France
Attendance15,610 [1]
Total gate$4,000,000 [1]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac (also known as UFC Fight Night 226 and UFC on ESPN+ 84) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 2, 2023, at the Accor Arena in Paris, France. [2]

Contents

Background

The event marked the promotion's second visit to France and first since the country's much anticipated debut at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa in September 2022. [2]

The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane and Serghei Spivac. [3]

A women's bantamweight bout between Zarah Fairn and Hailey Cowan was scheduled for the event. [4] However on August 6, Cowan was forced out of the event due to an injury. [5] She was replaced by promotional newcomer and the LFA Women's Bantamweight Champion Jacqueline Cavalcanti. [6]

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Volkan Oezdemir and Azamat Murzakanov was expected to take place at the event. [7] However, Murzakanov pulled out in early August due to unknown reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Bogdan Guskov. [8]

A lightweight bout between Nasrat Haqparast and Sam Patterson was expected to take place at the event. [9] However, Patterson pulled out due to health issues. [10] A replacement was found in promotional newcomer Landon Quinones and set for the following week at UFC 293. [11]

A pair of bantamweight bouts featuring Taylor Lapilus vs. Muin Gafurov and Caolán Loughran vs. Yanis Ghemmouri were expected to take place at the event. [12] [13] However, Lapilus was instead matched up with Loughran after Gafurov withdrew due to visa issues. [14] Ghemmouri was instead matched up with William Gomis in a featherweight bout after his original opponent Lucas Almeida withdrew due to injury. [15] [16]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Ciryl Gane def. Serghei Spivac TKO (punches)23:44
Women's Flyweight Manon Fiorot def. Rose Namajunas Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight Benoît Saint-Denis def. Thiago Moisés TKO (punches)24:44
Light Heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir def. Bogdan Guskov Submission (rear-naked choke)13:46
FeatherweightWilliam Gomisdef.Yanis GhemmouriTKO (body kick)32:20 [lower-alpha 1]
FeatherweightMorgan Charrièredef.Manolo ZecchiniKO (body kick and punches)13:51
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Bantamweight Taylor Lapilus def.Caolán LoughranDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
WelterweightAnge Loosadef.Rhys McKeeDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Women's BantamweightNora Cornolledef. Joselyne Edwards Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
BantamweightFarid Basharatdef.Kleydson RodriguesSubmission (arm-triangle choke)14:15
Catchweight (140 lb)Jacqueline Cavalcantidef. Zarah Fairn Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
  1. ↑ The referee called a timeout after Ghemmouri claimed to have been hit with a low blow, however upon review by ringside officials the strike was deemed to be legal, and the fight was subsequently declared a TKO win for Gomis. [17]

[18]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [19]

See also

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