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Renato Moicano promised to ruin the French party in the main event of UFC Paris, and did just that Saturday night, smashing Benoit Saint Denis with vicious ground and pound to force a doctor stoppage before the third round.

Moicano entered the second main event of his UFC career riding a three-fight winning streak, and took Saint Danis down fast, moving to top position and getting his back to land vicious elbows and punches to open a cut around his right eye.

Saint Denis survived the early scare and came back better in round two, stuffing every Moicano takedown and connecting better on the feet. He had no chance to rebound in the third as the doctor called the end to the fight in between rounds after the Frenchman couldn’t see out of his right eye.

Moicano has now won six of his last seven with five stoppages to his credit, the loss being a five-round catchweight defeat to Rafael dos Anjos on four days’ notice.

“Next, I want easy money,” Moicano said after the win. “Paddy Pimblett, easy money. Dan Hooker, easy money. Don’t come up with bullsh*t fights. Don’t come up with guys that are tough. I want easy fights. I just beat a hell of an athlete everybody was talking about, Benoit Saint Denis. But guess what, Money Moicano is the man tonight.”

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A couple of brutal finishes at UFC Paris paid off for a select few.

Chris Duncan, Fares Ziam, Bryan Battle, and Morgan Charriere all earned an extra $ 50,000 for their big wins at the Accor Arena in Paris, France, on Saturday evening.

Duncan kicked off the card with an odd finish as he, and the ref, were both surprised Bolaji Oki was asleep from his guillotine submission.

Ziam was more definitive with his win, knocking out Matt Frevola with a vicious knee in the third round. Charriere followed that up with a knockout of his own in the second round.

Lastly, Battle earned his bonus for dominating Kevin Jousset on the feet en route to a second-round stoppage.

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Stevie Ray entered the Professional Fighters League (PFL) “Smart Cage” earlier today (Sat., Sept. 28, 2024) inside the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland knowing it would be the last fight of his career. And he walked out in impressive fashion.

Coming into his main event scrap against Lewis Long, Ray had lost three straight against Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Natan Schulte and Clay Collard, the longest losing streak of his 14-year mixed martial arts (MMA) career. But the pressure was not evident for Ray, who took the center of the cage like a man on a mission against a man looking to make a statement in his promotional debut.

After a back-and-forth first four minutes, Ray managed to take Long’s back once the fight hit the ground. With a minute left in the first round, Long attempted to turn around while he had his foe draped all over him with a body lock. That gave Ray the opening he needed to maneuver his way into latching on the “Scottish Twister,” which prompted “The Foot” to tap almost right away.

It was a storybook ending for Ray, who not only ends his losing streak, but ends his career on a high note in front of his family, friends and multitude of fans who were out to support the home country favorite.

This wasn’t the first time that “Braveheart” managed to execute the rare submission move, as he had previously pulled it off against former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight champion, Anthony Pettis, back in 2022 at PFL 5 (see it here), his first of two wins over “Showtime.” See that finish below:

Now, the 34-year old combat veteran can ride off into the sunset in victory with one of the best finishes of 2024. He leaves the fight game with a 26-16 record, with seven of those wins coming inside the UFC Octagon.

For complete PFL Glasgow results and highlights click here.

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Renato Moicano was “Money” after all.

On Saturday at Accor arena, Moicano delivered a brutal beatdown to Benoit Saint Denis in the main event of UFC Paris, scoring a second-round doctor stoppage after Saint Denis was rendered unable to see in one eye. Following Saturday’s event from the French capital, MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and José Youngs react to Moicano’s big win and where Saint Denis goes from here.

Additionally, the MMA Fighting team reacts to Nassourdine Imavov’s big win over Brendan Allen in the co-main event, and what that means for both men’s title aspirations, as well as highlight reel performances from Bryan Battle, Morgan Charriere, Fares Ziam, and Chris Duncan.

Watch the UFC Paris post-fight show above, or an audio-only version of the show can also be streamed below and on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you get your pods.

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