| UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 2, 2023 | |||
| Venue | Accor Arena | |||
| City | Paris, France | |||
| Attendance | 15,610 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $4,000,000 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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]
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]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Ciryl Gane | def. | Serghei Spivac | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:44 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Manon Fiorot | def. | Rose Namajunas | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Benoît Saint-Denis | def. | Thiago Moisés | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:44 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Volkan Oezdemir | def. | Bogdan Guskov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:46 | |
| Featherweight | William Gomis | def. | Yanis Ghemmouri | TKO (body kick) | 3 | 2:20 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Morgan Charrière | def. | Manolo Zecchini | KO (body kick and punches) | 1 | 3:51 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Taylor Lapilus | def. | Caolán Loughran | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Ange Loosa | def. | Rhys McKee | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Nora Cornolle | def. | Joselyne Edwards | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Farid Basharat | def. | Kleydson Rodrigues | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:15 | |
| Catchweight (140 lb) | Jacqueline Cavalcanti | def. | Zarah Fairn | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [19]
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