(Editor’s note: Updated at 8:45 a.m. ET Aug. 30, 2023, for inclusion of two new matchups.)
We want your predictions for UFC Fight Night 226 in Paris.
Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC Fight Night 226 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 226 takes place Saturday at Accor Arena in Paris. The event streams on ESPN+.
Make your picks for the fights below.
Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Zarah Fairn
Records: Jacqueline Cavalcanti (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Zarah Fairn (6-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC)
Past five: Cavalcanti 4-1, Fairn 2-3
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.28.23): Cavalcanti (-360), Fairn (+285)
Farid Basharat vs. Kleydson Rodrigues
Records: Farid Basharat (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Kleydson Rodrigues (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Basharat 5-0, Rodrigues 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.28.23): Basharat (-310), Rodrigues (+250)
Nora Cornolle vs. Joselyne Edwards
Records: Nora Cornolle (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Joselyne Edwards (13-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Cornolle 5-0, Edwards 3-2
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Edwards No. 12
Odds (as of 08.28.23): Edwards (-130), Cornolle (+110)
Ange Loosa vs. Rhys McKee
Records: Ange Loosa (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Rhys McKee (13-4-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Past five: Loosa 3-2, McKee 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.28.23): Loosa (-185), McKee (+155)
Taylor Lapilus vs. Caolan Loughran
Records: Taylor Lapilus (18-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Caolan Loughran (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Lapilus 5-0, Loughran 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.28.23): Lapilus (-160), Loughran (+125)
Morgan Charriere vs. Manolo Zecchini
Records: Morgan Charriere (18-9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Manolo Zecchini (11-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Charriere 3-2, Zecchini 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.28.23): Charriere (-305), Zecchini (+245)
Yanis Ghemmouri vs. William Gomis
Records: Yanis Ghemmouri (12-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), William Gomis (12-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Past five: Ghemmouri 5-0, Gomis 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.28.23): Gomis (-275), Ghemmouri (+215)
Bogdan Guskov vs. Volkan Oezdemir
Records: Bogdan Guskov (14-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Volkan Oezdemir (18-7 MMA, 6-6 UFC)
Past five: Guskov 4-1, Oezdemir 2-3
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.28.23): Oezdemir (-165), Guskov (+140)
Thiago Moises vs. Benoit Saint-Denis
Records: Thiago Moises (17-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC), Benoit Saint-Denis (11-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Past five: Moises 3-2, Saint-Denis 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.28.23): Saint-Denis (-160), Moises (+135)
Manon Fiorot vs. Rose Namajunas
Records: Manon Fiorot (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC), Rose Namajunas (11-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC)
Past five: Fiorot 5-0, Namajunas 3-2
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Fiorot No. 8; Namajunas No. 2 women’s strawweight, No. 5 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 08.28.23): Fiorot (-185), Namajunas (+155)
Ciryl Gane vs. Serghei Spivac
Records: Ciryl Gane (11-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC), Serghei Spivac (16-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
Past five: Gane 3-2, Spivac 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Gane No. 4, Spivac No. 11
Odds (as of 08.28.23): Gane (-170), Spivac (+140)
UFC Fight Night 226 fight card (as of Aug. 30, 8:45 a.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)
- Ciryl Gane vs. Serghei Spivac
- Manon Fiorot vs. Rose Namajunas
- Thiago Moises vs. Benoit Saint-Denis
- Bogdan Guskov vs. Volkan Oezdemir
- Yanis Ghemmouri vs. William Gomis
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, noon ET)
- Morgan Charriere vs. Manolo Zecchini
- Taylor Lapilus vs. Caolan Loughran
- Ange Loosa vs. Rhys McKee
- Nora Cornolle vs. Joselyne Edwards
- Farid Basharat vs. Kleydson Rodrigues
- Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Zarah Fairn
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 226.
