By Gabriel F. Cordero
Photo Courtesy Of UFC
Featherweight Felipe Lima defeated Frenchman Morgan Charrière by unanimous decision, while middleweight Luís Felipe Dias suffered his first UFC loss, a surprising knockout at the hands of Frenchman Mathieu Duclos at 4 minutes and 35 seconds of the first round.
In the main event of UFC in Paris, a lightweight bout, Frenchman Salahdine Parnasse knocked out New Zealander Dan Hooker at 2 minutes and 35 seconds of the first round, unleashing a barrage of punches with a body kick, followed by a shin kick to the head, and finishing the fight with a powerful right hand.
Brazilian Felipe Lima had a very close first round against Frenchman Morgan Charrière. But in the second round, Lima landed more strikes, and by the third round, he was able to maintain his dominance for a unanimous decision victory with scores of 30-27, 30-27, and 29-28.
Frenchman Matthieu Duclos defeated Brazilian Luís Felipe Dias. The Brazilian had started the fight well, dominating and dodging punches, but Duclos landed a left hook that staggered him backward, and the referee quickly stopped the fight at 4 minutes and 35 seconds of the first round, prompting protests from Luís Felipe’s team.
In a tough fight between the Frenchwoman Delphine Benouaich and the Argentinian Sofía Montenegro, the local boxer hit her opponent hard in the second round with hammer blows and elbows, finishing with a chokehold. Montenegro fainted and awoke with her face completely covered in blood from a series of cuts around and above her eyes.
In the featherweight division, the Belgian Losene Keita achieved a spectacular knockout victory against Muhammad Naimov of Tajikistan after landing a powerful right hand that sent his opponent to the canvas at 2:54 of the first round.
The co-main event also featured a stunning knockout. French fighters Axel Sola and Fares Ziam traded blows with frequent heavy punches, but Ziam landed a counter-elbow, and Sola followed up with a powerful left hook that staggered Ziam, knocking him unconscious at 1 minute and 40 seconds of the first round.
MAIN CARD RESULTS:
Salahdine Parnasse defeated Dan Hooker by knockout at 2:35 of the first round.
Michael Page defeated Nursulton Ruziboev by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Daniil Donchenko defeated Punahele Soriano by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
Kurtis Campbell defeated Trevor Peek by submission at 3:07 of the third round. Losene Keita defeated Muhammad Naimov by knockout at 2:54 of the first round.
PRELIMINARY CARD RESULTS:
Mario Pinto defeated Ryan Spann by TKO at 0:55 of the second round.
Modestas Bukauskas defeated Oumar Sy by TKO at 3:57 of the third round.
Pavel Andrusca defeated Nathaniel Wood by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
Fabia Sintes defeated Michael Aljarouj by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27).
Nora Cornolle defeated Klaudia Sygula by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Matthieu Duclos defeated Luis Felipe Dias by knockout at 4:35 of the first round.
