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UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac (also known as UFC Fight Night 226 and UFC on ESPN+ 84) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 2, 2023, at the Accor Arena in Paris, France.

Background

The event marked the promotion's second visit to France and first since the country's much anticipated debut at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa in September 2022.

The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane and Serghei Spivac.

A women's bantamweight bout between Zarah Fairn and Hailey Cowan was scheduled for the event. However on August 6, Cowan was forced out of the event due to an injury. She was replaced by promotional newcomer and the LFA Women's Bantamweight Champion Jacqueline Cavalcanti.

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Volkan Oezdemir and Azamat Murzakanov was expected to take place at the event. However, Murzakanov pulled out in early August due to unknown reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Bogdan Guskov.

A lightweight bout between Nasrat Haqparast and Sam Patterson was expected to take place at the event. However, Patterson pulled out due to health issues. A replacement was found in promotional newcomer Landon Quinones and set for the following week at UFC 293.

A pair of bantamweight bouts featuring Taylor Lapilus vs. Muin Gafurov and Caolán Loughran vs. Yanis Ghemmouri were expected to take place at the event. However, Lapilus was instead matched up with Loughran after Gafurov withdrew due to visa issues. Ghemmouri was instead matched up with William Gomis in a featherweight bout after his original opponent Lucas Almeida withdrew due to injury.