UFC Paris: Gane vs. Tuivasa became the 24th consecutive sold out event with an attendance of 15,405 and total announced gate of $3,242,837. This was the first ever UFC event held in France, Paris.
This event featured many French athletes and all high intensity matches, with six of the fights going distance and the other six ending in stoppages.
The main event featured top heavyweight contenders Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa and with the co-main event featuring Middleweight No. 1 contender Robert Whittaker going up against No. 2 ranked Marvin Vettori.
UFC Paris proved to be very successful with a sold out arena. The other non-PPV events from this year are:
UFC on ESPN 41: Vera vs. Cruz
August 21, 2022. San Diego
Announced Gate: $1,735,904.91
Announced Attendance: 12,804
Actual Gross Receipts: $1,700,150
Tickets Sold: 11,536
Exempt Passes: 950
UFC on ESPN+ 66: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
July 23, 2022. London
Announced Gate: $4,320,679
Announced Attendance: 17,813
UFC on ABC 3: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
July 16, 2022. Long Island
Announced Gate: $2.11M
Announced Attendance: 16,979
UFC on ESPN 37: Kattar vs. Emmett
June 18, 2022. Austin
Announced Gate: $1.93M
Announced Attendance: 13,689
UFC on ESPN+ 62: Volkov vs. Aspinall
March 19, 2022. London
Announced Gate: $4.5M
Announced Attendance: 17,081
UFC Paris:
Former UFC interim heavyweight champion, Ciryl Gane sent the hometown crowds on their feet, with a stoppage win over the rising contender Tai Tuivasa in the headliner of the main event on Saturday, September 3.
Whittaker returned to his winning ways after this night. The former middleweight champion showcased his elite skills and put on a performance against Vettori, which won him the fight via unanimous decision.
Gane vs. Tuivasa was awarded the fight of the night, along with Benoit Saint-Denis and Abus Magomedov earning the ‘Performance of the Night’ bonuses from their respective bouts.
It was a successful night for the French fighters from prelims as well who pulled out fantastic victories in featherweight William Gomis and lightweights Fares Ziam and Benoit Saint-Denis, and middleweight Nassourdine Imavov.
Imavov sent the crowd on their feet by showcasing his range of vast arsenal and earning the win over an unrelenting Joaquin Buckley in a back-and-forth entertaining fight. Featherweight contender Gomis earned a decision win over Jarno Errens in the main card before Ziam did the same against Michal Figlak on the preliminary card.
Roman Kopylov claimed a third-round TKO win over Alessio Di Chirico in a middleweight bout after Nathaniel Wood defeated the rising contender Charles Jourdain via unanimous decision in the featherweight bout that opened the main card.
In the preliminary card, Nasrat Haqparast earned a decision win against John Makdessi in a light heavyweight bout, while the rest of the fighters – Stephanie Egger, Cristian Quinonez and Abus Magomedov claimed stoppage wins in their respective bouts.
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