The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its debut at Accor Arena in Paris, France tonight for UFC Fight Night 209: “Gane vs Tuivasa.” The card was headlined by a heavyweight contender’s bout between former interim champ Ciryl “Bon Gamin” Gane and knockout artist Tai “Bam Bam” Tuivasa.
In the middleweight co-main event, former UFC champion Robert “The Reaper” Whittaker battled long-time contender Marvin “The Italian Dream” Vettori. Also at 185 pounds, Alessio “Manzo” Di Chirico took on Roman Kopylov. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for UFC Fight Night 209.
Leon “Rocky” Edwards shocked many onlookers with a come-from-behind knockout win on August 20th at UFC 278 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Edwards stopped Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman with a highlight-reel head kick late in the fifth round to become UFC Welterweight Champion.