Dan Hooker as a sacrificial lamb for UFC debutants

Dan Hooker is the perfect sacrificial lamb for highly anticipated debutants... UFC Paris is officially in the books, and the Accor Arena witnessed a night packed with knockouts, submissions, upsets and huge performances from some of Europe’s most dangerous fighters. SALAHDINE PARNASSE vs DAN HOOKER The highly anticipated UFC debut of former KSW two-division champion Salahdine Parnasse finally arrived against veteran Dan Hooker, putting one of Europe’s biggest MMA stars on the UFC stage. AXEL SOLA vs FARES ZIAM Sola produced one of the biggest moments of the night, blasting Ziam with a first-round KO and sending the Paris crowd into absolute madness. MICHAEL “VENOM” PAGE vs NURSULTON RUZIBOEV MVP picked up another UFC victory by unanimous decision, extending his UFC winning streak to four. DANIIL DONCHENKO vs PUNAHELE SORIANO Donchenko continued his unbeaten UFC run with another decision victory. LOSENE KEITA vs MUHAMMAD NAIMOV Keita made a statement with a devastating first-round KO, proving once again that he is one of the most dangerous finishers in the division. KURTIS CAMPBELL vs TREVOR PEEK Campbell survived the chaos and secured a third-round submission. The prelims delivered too, with Felipe Lima defeating Morgan Charrière, Mario Pinto getting another win, Modestas Bukauskas beating Oumar Sy, Pavel Andrusca defeating Nathaniel Wood, and French fighter Matthieu Duclos scoring a spectacular first-round TKO. PARIS BROUGHT THE NOISE. EUROPE BROUGHT THE VIOLENCE.