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Dan Hooker vs. Salahdine Parnasse: Bloody Elbow Staff Predict the UFC Paris Main Event
Bloody Elbow staff and Drew Beaupré preview all 13 fights, with Salahdine Parnasse making his UFC debut against veteran Dan Hooker.
The UFC returns to Paris on Saturday for a Fight Night at Accor Arena, featuring French star Salahdine Parnasse in his highly anticipated promotional debut against longtime lightweight mainstay Dan Hooker.
Parnasse enters the Octagon as a former KSW star with the support of a raucous French crowd, while Hooker remains an experienced veteran despite entering the bout as a betting underdog.
Betting odds currently favor Parnasse at-600 against Hooker at +430, with MMA Junkie staff picks giving Parnasse 8 votes to Hooker's 2 for the main event.
The 13-fight card includes matchups like Kurtis Campbell vs. Trevor Peek, where Campbell holds a-340 favorite status, and Losene Keita vs. Muhammad Naimov, reflecting the event's competitive depth.
Detailed predictions from 11 editors, writers, and videographers across the 13-bout card demonstrate sustained interest in the Fight Night series, positioning Paris as a key market in the UFC's international expansion.
Salahdine Parnasse is preparing to make his grand entrance into the UFC with a fight against Dan Hooker on September 5th at UFC Paris, in the Accor Arena. This is a highly anticipated event for him, long considered a prodigy of MMA, but who has spent much of his career outside the UFC, where the best fighters compete. A week before this momentous occasion, RFI followed him during one of his training sessions.