He dipped into his deep bag of tricks-the Frenchman even connected with a jumping head kick in the first round-and toyed with Held on the feet and on the ground. Parnasse eventually pinned the Polish grappler to the fence and unleashed a volley of punishing hooks to the body from both hands in the second round. Held collapsed at his feet, where he absorbed a few more punches before referee Aleh Miliakou elected to intervene on his behalf.
Croden is an LFA veteran who holds a win over Bellator MMA and The Ultimate Fighter alum Katharina Lehner among her six victories. She enters her UFC debut on a two-fight win streak, but has struggled to stay active, with the Lehner win coming in October 2023, and a victory against Ashley Deen following a year later. When UFC Vancouver rolls around, another year will have passed.