Overview

• Fares Ziam confirmed on Instagram that he pulled out of Saturday’s Paris event due to the sudden death of his grandmother, ending plans to fight in front of a home crowd.
• Multiple outlets report that Cage Warriors featherweight titleholder Harry Hardwick has accepted a short-notice matchup against Kaue Fernandes to keep the main-card bout intact.
• Hardwick enters with a 13-3-1 record and a lengthy unbeaten run in Cage Warriors, stepping up from featherweight to lightweight on just a few days’ notice.
• UFC Paris remains headlined by Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho, a bout widely described as carrying potential title-shot implications against newly crowned champion Khamzat Chimaev.
• Coverage also notes card tweaks, with Patricio Pitbull vs. Losene Keita moved to the main card and several debutants highlighted, including Keita, Ante Delija and Robert Ruchała.