UFC Fight Night 245 | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | September 28, 2024 | |||
Venue | Accor Arena | |||
City | Paris, France | |||
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UFC Fight Night 245 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 103) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on September 28, 2024, at Accor Arena in Paris, France. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Paris and first since UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac in September 2023. [6]
Accor Arena, also known as Paris-Bercy, is an indoor sports arena and concert hall located in the neighbourhood of Bercy, on the Boulevard de Bercy, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The closest Métro station is Bercy, which also serves the Finance Ministry across the aforementioned boulevard.
Antônio Silva is a Brazilian retired professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer who formerly competed in the Heavyweight division. Silva has competed for the UFC, Strikeforce, EliteXC, Cage Rage, Fight Nights Global, World Victory Road, K-1 HERO'S, and Cage Warriors. He is the former EliteXC Heavyweight Champion, Cage Rage World Heavyweight Champion, and Cage Warriors Super Heavyweight Champion.
Jesse Ronson is a Canadian mixed martial artist who competed the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the Lightweight division. A professional fighter since 2009, he has previously competed in promotions such as UFC, Aggression FC, Score Fighting Series and TKO Major League MMA, where he was the former Lightweight and Welterweight Champion.
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Ciryl Jacky Gane is a French professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion. A professional fighter since 2014, Gane has also formerly competed for TKO Major League MMA where he was the Heavyweight Champion. As of November 14, 2023, he is #2 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.
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