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UFC Fight Night 226 post-event facts: Rose Namajunas’ career hits uncharted territory after loss

Check out all the facts from UFC Fight Night 226, such as Rose Namajunas being on the first true losing skid of her career.

The UFC’s second trip to Paris was another significant event for French MMA with UFC Fight Night 226 going down Saturday at Accor Arena.

Multiple French fighters on the card thrived, but none more than former interim UFC heavyweight champion [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC, who thrived in the main event with a second-round TKO of [autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag] (16-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) to rebound from his loss against Jon Jones earlier this year.

For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 226.

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UFC Fight Night 226 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Multiple fighters top card with $11,000

UFC Fight Night 226 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC’s deal with Venum.

PARIS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 226 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $128,500.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC Fight Night 226 took place at the Accor Arena in France. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 226 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Manon Fiorot[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Rose Namajunas[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Benoit Saint-Denis[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Thiago Moises[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Volkan Oezdemir[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Bogdan Guskov[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]William Gomis[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Yanis Ghemmouri[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Morgan Charriere[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Manolo Zecchini[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Taylor Lapilus[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Caolan Loughran[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Ange Loosa[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Rhys McKee[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Nora Cornolle[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Joselyne Edwards[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Farid Basharat[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Kleydson Rodrigues[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jacqueline Cavalcanti[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Zarah Fairn[/autotag]: $4,500

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2261 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $5,735,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $20,324,500

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UFC Fight Night 226 play-by-play and live results

Check out live play-by-play and official results from UFC Fight Night 226 in Paris featuring Ciryl Gane vs. Serghei Spivac.

PARIS – UFC Fight Night 226 took place Saturday, and MMA Junkie provided live play-by-play throughout the event.

The event took place at Accor Arena in Paris. The main card aired on ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET following prelims at noon ET, also on ESPN+.

In the main event, former interim UFC heavyweight champion [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) took on fellow contender [autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag] (16-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC). In the co-feature, former women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas (11-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) made her flyweight debut against Manon Fiorot (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC).

You can get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporters Farah Hannoun (@Farah_Hannoun) and Abbey Subbhan (@kammakaze) on X (formerly Twitter).

Twitter reacts to Ciryl Gane’s flawless TKO win over Serghei Spivac at UFC Fight Night 226

Check out how Twitter reacted to Ciryl Gane’s flawless TKO win at UFC Paris.

[autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] is back in impressive fashion.

The former UFC interim heavyweight champion rebounded from his disappointing loss to Jon Jones by stopping fellow contender [autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag] in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 226 at Accor Arena in Paris.

Gane (12-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) picked apart Spivac (16-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in the first round, and eventually the damage added up, forcing Spivac to shell up and stop fighting in the second. It was one of Gane’s best UFC wins.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Gane’s win in Paris.

UFC Fight Night 226 results: Ciryl Gane patiently demolishes Serghei Spivac with diverse flurry for TKO

UFC Paris, Ciryl Gane was destructive yet measured en route to finishing Serghei Spivac in front of his home fans.

[autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] has a knack for success at home.

In his second promotional headliner in Paris, Gane (12-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) made it two-for-two when he patiently demolished [autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag] (16-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) for a TKO stoppage at 3:44 of Round 2.

The heavyweight contest served as the main event of UFC Fight Night 226 at Accor Arena and aired live on ESPN+.

From the opening bell, Gane was patient yet effective. The damage quickly took its toll on Spivac, who outside of a few single-punch combinations did not find success in the bout. Gane stuffed an early takedown attempt, perhaps recharging his confidence after a quick and disappointing grappling showing in his March loss vs. Jon Jones at UFC 285.

In Round 2, Gane poured on a more aggressive attack as Spivac backed into the cage and turtled. Spivac absorbed all sorts of strikes until referee Marc Goddard had seen enough and dove in.

After the victory, Gane, who won the UFC’s Paris debut event headliner vs. Tai Tuivasa in 2022, voiced his pride in the region as a whole and the success of his countrymen on Saturday’s card. When asked about a potential matchup with Tom Aspinall, who was cageside, Gane said he welcomes all comers that will get him back toward title gold.

In victory, Gane moves to 2-2 in his most recent four. In defeat, Spivac has a three-fight winning streak snapped.

Full results of UFC Fight Night 226 include:

Up-to-the-minute results of UFC Fight Night 226 include:

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UFC Fight Night 226: Ciryl Gane vs. Serghei Spivac odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 226 odds between Ciryl Gane vs. Serghei Spivac with MMA picks and predictions.

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In a 5-round heavyweight bout in the main event, Ciryl Gane and Serghei Spivac meet at UFC Fight Night 226 — also known as UFC on ESPN+ 84 and UFC Paris — at Accor Arena in Paris on Saturday. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC Fight Night 226: Gane vs. Spivac odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.

Records: Gane (11-2-0) | Spivac (16-3-0)

The prelims can be viewed on ESPN+ at 12:30 p.m. ET, while the main card starts at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

Gane is looking to bounce back after losing to Jon “Bones” Jones in a 1st-round submission at UFC 285 in March. The loss marked his 2nd straight failed attempt to reclaim the title, as the Frenchman went the distance in a unanimous-decision loss to Francis Ngannou at UFC 270 in Jan. 2022. That was the only time in his last 4 fights that he’s needed the judges, and he earned a 3rd-round TO/TKO victory over Tai Tuivasa in between the title-shot defeats. “Bon Gamin” is 8-2 since joining the UFC with his only 2 losses coming in the title fights.

Spivac takes the walk with 3 consecutive stoppage wins in tow. He submitted Derrick Lewis in the 1st-round of a fight night main event last time out on Feb. 4, and he recorded a pair of KO/TKO wins over Augusto Sakai (2nd round) and Greg Hardy (1st round) in 2022. He has gone the distance just once in his previous 6 battles in the octagon.

Gane holds a 3-inch reach advantage, and he also has a slight 5.08-to-3.79 significant strikes landed per minute advantage. Spivac is slightly more accurate with the strikes, landing 63.78% to 61.93% for Gane. Spivac’s biggest advantage is in the takedown game, posting a 5.05 TD Average, while also posting a 65.85% takedown accuracy percentage and 0.56 submission average.

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UFC Fight Night 226: Gane vs. Spivac odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:28 a.m. ET.

  • Fight result (2-way line): Gane -190 (bet $190 to win $100) | Spivac +160 (bet $100 to win $160)
  • Over/Under: 2.5 rounds (Over +130 | Under -165)
  • Will the fight go the distance? (Yes +350 | No -550)

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UFC Fight Night 226: Gane vs. Spivac picks and predictions

Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)

Gane (-190) had tons of trouble against Jones and Ngannou on the ground, and that certainly doesn’t bode well for him against SPIVAC (+160). The Moldovan fighter and moderate underdog is worth playing, despite the location of the fight favoring Gane.

Spivac holds a tremendous advantage in the ground game, and Gane just won’t be keen to get to the canvas. If the challenger does take it there, this one could be over quickly.

Over/Under (O/U)

No (-550): Will the fight go the distance? will cost you 5 1/2 times your potential return and that’s an awful play — even though this one is unlikely to include the judges for a decision.

I like METHOD OF VICTORY 7-WAY: SPIVAC BY SUBMISSION (+400) for a chance to multiply your wager by 4 times, and UNDER 2.5 ROUNDS (-165) is also a sound play.

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UFC Fight Night 226 faceoff highlights and gallery from Paris, where middle fingers flew

Check out the UFC Fight Night 226 faceoffs and photo gallery, including one brash Irishman who decided to flip the crowd the double bird.

PARIS – UFC Fight Night 226 ceremonial faceoffs took place hours after weigh-ins Friday.

All 22 fighters came face-to-face with their opponents for the final times ahead of Saturday’s bouts at Accor Arena. Among those featured on the card are heavyweight contenders [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) and [autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag] (16-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), who square off in the five-round main event.

In the co-main event, a pivotal flyweight bout pins [autotag]Manon Fiorot[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) against former UFC strawweight queen [autotag]Rose Namajunas[/autotag] (11-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC).

Check out a highlight of the faceoffs, including an intense one between [autotag]Caolan Loughran[/autotag] (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and [autotag]Taylor Lapilus[/autotag] (18-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), as well as a full photo gallery below (via USA Today photographer Per Haljestam).

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UFC Fight Night 226 video: Ciryl Gane, Serghei Spivac size each other up

Watch UFC heavyweights Ciryl Gane and Serghei Spivac come face-to-face ahead of Saturday’s event in Paris.

PARIS – The heavyweight headliners of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 226 got one final pre-fight look at one another Friday in the venue that hosts the fights.

At ceremonial weigh-ins at Accor Arena, former interim UFC heavyweight champion [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] went face-to-face with fellow behemoth [autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag]. The two shared a respectful faceoff that was all business and concluded with a handshake.

France’s Gane (11-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) will have another home game as he looks to remain unbeaten on home turf while also bouncing back from a quick submission loss to Jon Jones at UFC 285 in March.

On the flip side, Spivac (16-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) aims to extend his winning streak to four. He enters the bout having recently strung together consecutive victories over Greg Hardy, Augusto Sakai, and Derrick Lewis.

Watch the faceoff between Gane and Spivac in the video above.

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UFC Fight Night 226 official weigh-in results: All 22 fighters hit marks after final close call

The UFC Fight Night 226 official weigh-ins took place Friday in Paris, and you can get full results right here.

PARIS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 226 weigh-ins.

The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 11 a.m. ET at Accor Arena. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which streams entirely on ESPN+.

Among those weighing in were former interim heavyweight champion [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) and [autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag] (16-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), who meet in the main event, as well as co-headliners [autotag]Manon Fiorot[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and [autotag]Rose Namajunas[/autotag] (11-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC), who square off in what will be former strawweight champion Namajunas’ flyweight debut.

All four headliners made weight without issue.

There was, however, some late drama as the final two fighters to step on the scale, Nora Cornolle and Zarah Fairn, needed the hoop to hit their marks. In Fairn’s case, she needed extra time to come back and make 140 after she was originally half-a-pound over.

Below are the UFC Fight Night 226 weigh-in results:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)

  • Ciryl Gane (250) vs. Serghei Spivac (256)
  • Manon Fiorot (125) vs. Rose Namajunas (125)
  • Thiago Moises (156) vs. Benoit Saint-Denis (156)
  • Bogdan Guskov (205) vs. Volkan Oezdemir (205)
  • Yanis Ghemmouri (146) vs. William Gomis – (146)
  • Morgan Charriere (146) vs. Manolo Zecchini (146)

PRELIMINARY CARD (noon ET)

  • Taylor Lapilus vs. Caolan Loughran (136)
  • Ange Loosa (171) vs. Rhys McKee (171)
  • Nora Cornolle (136) vs. Joselyne Edwards (136)
  • Farid Basharat (136) vs. Kleydson Rodrigues (134.5)
  • Jacqueline Cavalcanti (139) vs. Zarah Fairn (140) – 140-pound catchweight

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UFC Fight Night 226 video: Ciryl Gane, Serghei Spivac make weight for headliner

The UFC Paris main event became official Friday after Ciryl Gane and Serghei Spivac weighed in under the 266-pound limit without issue. 

PARIS – The UFC Fight Night 226 main event became official Friday after heavyweights [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] and [autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag] weighed in under the 266-pound limit without issue.

Gane, a former interim heavyweight champion, weighed in at 250, while Spivac tipped the scale the heavier man at 256. Spivac weighed in during the first hour of the weigh-ins window; Gane waited until 30 minutes remained.

Check out the main event fighters’ official weigh-ins in the video above.

UFC Fight Night 226 takes place Saturday at Accor Arena. The card streams entirely on ESPN+.

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