Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa collide in an action-packed UFC debut night in Paris.
UFC will be making a long-awaited debut in France due to the sport being previously banned in the country.
Hometown hero Ciryl Gane will take on Tai Tuivasa in a heavyweight clash that will offer the winner a shot at the heavyweight title.
The heavyweight crown appears vacant with current holder Francis Ngannou yet to agree to a new deal and could well walk away at the end of the year to become a free agent.
The Cameroonian wants lucrative exhibition bouts against the likes of Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua after repeatedly complaining about the poor pay at the octagon franchise.
This presents both Tuivasa and Gane a clear shot at the title – if the Frenchman can bounce back to winning ways following his loss to Ngannou in January or the Australian picks his sixth win in a row, it will be hard to deny them a title shot, in whatever form that is.
In the co-main event, middleweight No 1 contender Robert Whittaker meets No 3 Marvin Vettori.
Whittaker accepts that a third fight against champion Israel Adesanya is inevitable further down the line, and beating the Italian would go a long way to putting him in position.
