Matt Frevola’s marketing campaign to combat in Paris has paid off.
Frevola (11-4-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC) takes on Fares Ziam (15-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in a light-weight bout Sept. 28 at a UFC Struggle Night time occasion from Accor Enviornment in Paris, France.
Two individuals with data of the reserving lately confirmed the matchup to MMA Junkie however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement. Eurosport NL first reported the reserving.
Winner of three of his previous 4, Frevola is coming off a stoppage loss to Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 295. Previous to that, “The Steamrolla” scored three-straight first-round knockouts of Genaro Valdez, Ottman Azaitar, and Drew Dober. Frevola has campaigned for a combat on the Paris card in latest months after gaining a big quantity of French followers on social media after the loss to Saint Denis.
Ziam, 27, is having fun with his greatest UFC run. The Algerian-French fighter has gained three in a row, most lately a break up determination over Claudio Puelles at UFC Struggle Night time 237 in February.
With the addition, the UFC Paris lineup contains:
- Renato Moicano vs. Benoit Saint Denis
- Joanderson Brito vs. William Gomis
- Germaine de Randamie vs. Nora Cornolle
- Ailin Perez vs. Darya Zheleznyakova
- Matt Frevola vs. Fares Ziam
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