Potential Middleweight Title Eliminator Tops UFC Paris Lineup on Sept. 6

A matchup of middleweight contenders will serve as the headliner for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s upcoming trip to France.

The Las Vegas-based promotion announced on Monday that Nassourdine Imavov will lock horns with Caio Barralho in the featured bout at UFC Paris on Sept. 6 at the Accor Arena. No other fights have been confirmed for the event, which is also known as UFC Fight Night 258.

Imavov Gets Headlining Bout on Home Soil

A native of Paris, Imavov will take a four-fight promotional winning streak into the headlining bout. He is coming off a second-round technical knockout victory over ex-middleweight king Israel Adesanya at UFC Saudi Arabia on Feb. 1. His current hot streak also…