"The death of UFC lightweight Fares Ziam's grandmother has seen him withdraw from UFC Paris this Saturday. Ziam (17-4) had been expected to face Kaue Fernandes at the Fight Night event, in a main card bout. The French star sits on a five-fight win streak that includes victories over Jai Herbert and Matt Frevola, among others. To date, he had fought on (and won at) every single one of the UFC's trips to Paris, starting with the promotion's debut at the Accor Arena in 2022."
"However, Ziam took to social media this week to announce his withdrawal from the fight. "Following the sudden death of my grandmother, her funeral arrangements in France and abroad, I regret [having] to cancel my participation in UFC Paris on September 6," wrote Ziam (auto-translation via Instagram). "Family is my priority." It remains to be seen if an opponent will be found for Fernandes."
"UFC Paris is headlined by Nassourdine Imavov and Caio Borralho. The following match-ups feature on the card: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho Benoît Saint Denis vs. Maurício Ruffy Bolaji Oki vs. Mason Jones Modestas Bukauskas vs. Paul Craig Patrício Pitbull vs. Losene Keita William Gomis vs. Robert Ruchała Oumar Sy vs. Brendson Ribeiro Marcin Tybura vs. Ante Delija Rhys McKee vs. Axel Sola Sam Patterson vs. Trey Waters Brad Tavares vs. Robert Bryczek Andreas Gustafsson vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov Shauna Bannon vs. Sam Hughes"
Fares Ziam withdrew from UFC Paris following the sudden death of his grandmother and funeral arrangements in France and abroad. Ziam is 17-4 and on a five-fight win streak that includes victories over Jai Herbert and Matt Frevola. Ziam had fought and won on every UFC trip to Paris since the promotion's Accor Arena debut in 2022. The scheduled main-card bout between Ziam and Kaue Fernandes has been canceled, leaving Fernandes without a confirmed opponent. UFC Paris is headlined by Nassourdine Imavov vs Caio Borralho, with multiple additional match-ups scheduled on the card.
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