The UFC’s three previous trips to Accor Arena in Paris, France have produced several breakout efforts and served as the ascension point for several to competitors across a handful of divisions.
One half of this weekend’s headlining duo, Nassourdine Imavov, has steadily climbed the ranks in the middleweight division with a pair of previous wins in Paris, while co-main event combatant Benoit Saint Denis registered a dominant stoppage victory on the preliminary card of the promotion’s first event on the shores of the Seine. Additionally, William Gomis, who returns this weekend, as well, has also enjoyed elevating performances in Paris, while featherweight finisher Morgan Charriere has saved his best performances to date for the moments when he’s in front of the partisan crowd in “The City of Light.