UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
| UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 6, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Accor Arena | |||
| City | Paris, France | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho (also known as UFC Fight Night 258 and UFC on ESPN+ 116) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on September 6, 2025, at the Accor Arena in Paris, France.[1]
Background
The event will mark the promotion's fourth consecutive annual visit to Paris and first since UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis in September 2024.[2]
A middleweight bout between Nassourdine Imavov and Caio Borralho is scheduled to headline the event.[3]
A women's flyweight bout between promotional newcomer Kennedy Freeman and Yuneisy Duben was scheduled for this event.[4] However, Duben withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and it is unclear whether a replacement opponent will be found or not.[5]
Fight card
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Nassourdine Imavov | vs. | Caio Borralho | ||||
| Lightweight | Benoît Saint Denis | vs. | Maurício Ruffy | ||||
| Lightweight | Bolaji Oki | vs. | Mason Jones | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Modestas Bukauskas | vs. | Paul Craig | ||||
| Lightweight | Farès Ziam | vs. | Kauê Fernandes | ||||
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Oumar Sy | vs. | Brendson Ribeiro | ||||
| Heavyweight | Marcin Tybura | vs. | Ante Delija | ||||
| Welterweight | Andreas Gustafsson | vs. | Rinat Fakhretdinov | ||||
| Featherweight | William Gomis | vs. | Robert Ruchała | ||||
| Welterweight | Sam Patterson | vs. | Trey Waters | ||||
| Middleweight | Brad Tavares | vs. | Robert Bryczek | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Shauna Bannon | vs. | Sam Hughes | ||||
Announced bouts
- Women's Flyweight bout: Kennedy Freeman vs. TBA[5]
- Featherweight bout: Patrício Pitbull vs. Losene Keita[7]
See also
References
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2025-06-03). "UFC announces return to Paris for Fight Night card in September". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ Alexandre Jaquin (2025-06-03). "UFC announces the date of its fourth event in Paris, scheduled for the fall of 2025". rmcsport.bfmtv.com. Retrieved 2025-06-03. (in French)
- ^ Damon Martin (2025-06-22). "Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho set as main event for UFC's return to Paris". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ BBC Sport (2025-06-30). "Ireland's Bannon to fight Hughes at UFC Paris". bbc.com. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ a b Nolan King (2025-08-05). "Yuneisy Duben withdraws from UFC Fight Night 258 in Paris". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ Richardson, Andrew (2025-08-16). "Hotshot new UFC signee Losene Keita scores quick debut versus Patricio Pitbull at UFC Paris". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
