Caio Borralho weighing for the UFC Paris (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
The main fight of UFC Paris is confirmed. In the early hours of this Friday (5), Caio Borralho e Nassourdine Imavov fulfilled their commitments with the scales at the official weigh-in of the event and confirmed this Saturday's fight (6), which should reward the winner with a chance to fight for the middleweight belt (up to 83,9 kg), against the champion Khamzat Shimaev.
Already thinking about a possible belt dispute, Caio Borralho e Nassourdine Imavov they waived the pound tolerance, allowed in non-title fights, and reached the 'championship weight' of 83,9 kg. This was the second time in less than a month that the Brazilian reached this mark, as he had weighed in as a reserve for the title fight between Khamzat Shimaev e Dricus du Plessis, at UFC 319, on the 16st of August.
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partner of Caio Borralho at Fighting Nerds, Mauricio Ruffy also confirmed his presence in the co-main event of the UFC Paris, against Benoit Saint-DenisThe Frenchman hit the weight limit for the lightweight category, at 70,3 kg, while the Brazilian used the pound tolerance to weigh in at 70,7 kg.
Scheduled for the preliminary card, the Brazilians Brendson Ribeiro e Kaue Fernandes They also had no problems with the scales, just like their opponents Oumar Sy and Harry Hardwick, respectively.
Patrício Pitbull's fight is canceled after his opponent fails to make weight.
The only incident during the weigh-in was Lossene Keita's failure on the scale. His opponent Patrick Pitbull, the Belgian, who would debut in the organization, was about 1,2 kg over the featherweight limit (up to 65,7 kg), already considering the pound tolerance. With that, the fight was canceled and withdrawal of the card UFC Paris.
UFC PARIS WEIGH-IN RESULTS
Date: 6 September 2025
Time: From 13pm (Brasília time)
Location: Accor Arena, Paris, France
How to watch: SUPER FIGHTS LIVE In real time, UFC Fight Pass (the entire card) online.
MAIN CARD (16pm Brasília time)
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Nassourdine Imavov (83,9 kg) x Caio Borralho (83,9 kg)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Benoit Saint-Denis (70,3 kg) x Mauricio Ruffy (70,7 kg)
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Modest Bukauskas (93 kg) x Paul Craig (93 kg)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Bolaji Oki (70,7 kg) x Mason jones (70,7 kg)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Axel Sola (77,1 kg) x rhys mckee (77,1 kg)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg: Patrick Pitbull (65,7 kg) x Lossene Keita (67,6 kg)* – fight canceled
PRELIMINARY CARD (13pm Brasília time)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): William Gomis (65,7 kg) x Robert Ruchała (66,2 kg)
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Oumar Sy (93,4 kg) x Brendson Ribeiro (93,4 kg)
Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Marcin tybura (116,1 kg) x Before Delija (108,4 kg)
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Harry Hardwick (70,7 kg) x Kaue Fernandes (70,3 kg)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Sam Patterson (77,1 kg) x Trey Waters (77,6 kg)
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Brad Tavares (84,4 kg) x Robert Bryczek (84,4 kg)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Andreas Gustafsson (77,6 kg) x Rinat Fakhretdinov (77,1 kg)
Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Shauna Bannon (52,6 kg) x Sam Hughes (52,6 kg)
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