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Ovince Saint Preux and Ryan Spann are giving it another try.

The light heavyweight veterans have been rescheduled to meet at UFC 307 following the cancellation of their UFC Vegas 97 bout, sources close to the situation confirmed to MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin. Saint Preux was scratched from the original matchup on Thursday due to illness, resulting in UFC Vegas 97 proceeding forward with a 12-fight lineup.

A one-time UFC interim title challenger, Saint Preux (27-17) recently rebounded from a tough career stretch to win two of his past three octagon appearances, sandwiching split decisions over Mauricio Rua and Kennedy Nzechukwu between a 49-second knockout loss to Philipe Lins.

Spann (21-10) remains in the midst of a difficult run of his own. The 33-year-old Contender Series product has dropped three straight bouts at the hands of Nikita Krylov, Anthony Smith, and Bogdan Guskov, the last of which ended via second-round knockout.

UFC 307 takes place Oct. 5 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira seeks to defend his belt against Khalil Rountree Jr. in the main event.

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Jorge Masvidal became one of the biggest stars in the UFC in 2019. He started the year by knocking out top prospect Darren Till and then delivered one of the fastest KOs in UFC history against Ben Askren. Masvidal was then offered to fight for the BMF title against Nate Diaz, which he won via […]

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Jiu-jitsu legend Marcus Buchecha wants to get back in the ONE Championship cage but says the promotion is not offering him fights.

A 13-time IBJJF world champion and two-time ADCC gold medalist, Buchecha hasn’t competed for the Asia-based promotion since August 2023, when he lost a decision in a wild brawl with “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane.

Buchecha was 4-0 in MMA prior to that with four first-round stoppages under the ONE banner over Anderson “Braddock” Silva, Ji Won Kang, Simon Carson, and Kirill Grishenko.

“A lot of people are asking me lately if I retired,” Buchecha wrote on social media. “The answer is of course not, the reason I’m not fighting it’s not my choice, I’ve been out waiting for a fight for almost one year but I don’t have luck getting a fight, that’s the reason I’m away from cage or the mats.

“The right question you should ask me is when I’m fighting again? But right now I’m asking to some people the same thing, to be more precise 13 months. It’s been 13 months of waiting, to be in a situation like that it’s sucks, I don’t wish this to anybody! So if you want this answer, you know who to ask and tag ONE Championship.”

Fellow American Top Team fighters reacted in the comment section asking ONE to give him a fight, and ATT coach Marcos Parrumpa went a step further to call ONE Championship the “worst show ever.”

“Please release him,” Parrumpa wrote. “We want to see him in a good show.”

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The UFC 306 broadcast team is set for the historic event at the Sphere in Las Vegas, with plans to celebrate Mexican Independence Day throughout the night.

After missing out on UFC 305 in Australia because he doesn’t travel to international cards, Joe Rogan returns to serve as color commentator alongside UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier. Like usual, Jon Anik handles play-by-play duties for the event.

In the arena, Megan Olivi handles reporting with Din Thomas serving as the sideline coach throughout the broadcast on ESPN’s networks, including the ESPN+ pay-per-view.

UFC officials confirmed the broadcast plans to MMA Fighting on Thursday.

While the broadcast team is largely the same for every major pay-per-view event, this card isn’t the typical UFC show, as elaborate plans for production are being built around the Sphere.

With massive LED screens surrounding the circular arena, the UFC production team in coordination with ESPN plans to roll out a much different look for the pay-per-view that kicks off next Saturday night from Las Vegas.

The fights on the card will also feature different backgrounds throughout the show, with the LED screens being utilized even when the action is taking place inside the octagon.

UFC CEO Dana White revealed recently that the promotion has invested more than $ 20 million for the event, which is an unprecedented investment for a single pay-per-view. It’s likely this is the first and only card that UFC will produce at the Sphere as the company still maintains a relationship with MGM, who owns and operates the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

UFC 306 is headlined by a pair of title fights as Sean O’Malley defends his bantamweight championship against Merab Dvalishvili, and Alexa Grasso faces off with Valentina Shevchenko with the flyweight title on the line in the co-main event.

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What happens when the lightweight “God of War” meets the division’s most dangerous submission fighter? Fireworks! UFC Paris on ESPN+ will feature a five-round banger between Benoit Saint Denis and Renato Moicano with a spot in the division title chase up for grabs!

Event: UFC Paris: “Moicano vs. Saint Denis”
Date: Sat., Sept. 28, 2024
Location: Accor Arena in Paris, France
Broadcast: ESPN+
Start Time: 12 p.m. ET Prelims | 3 p.m. ET Main Card

UFC Paris Main Event On ESPN+:

155 lbs.: Renato Moicano vs. Benoit Saint Denis

UFC Paris Main Card On ESPN+ (3 p.m. ET):

185 lbs.: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Brendan Allen
205 lbs.: Ion Cutelaba vs. Ivan Erslan
145 lbs.: William Gomis vs. Joanderson Brito
135 lbs.: Germaine de Randamie vs. Nora Cornolle
135 lbs.: Darya Zheleznyakova vs. Ailín Perez

UFC Paris Prelims Card On ESPN+ (12 p.m. ET):

155 lbs.: Fares Ziam vs. Matt Frevola
125 lbs.: Daniel Barez vs. Victor Altamirano
205 lbs.: Oumar Sy vs. Da Woon Jung
170 lbs.: Kevin Jousset vs. Bryan Battle
145 lbs.: Morgan Charriere vs. A.J. Cunningham
155 lbs.: Bolaji Oki vs. Chris Duncan
155 lbs.: Ľudovít Klein vs. Roosevelt Roberts

*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change.*

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