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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is headed back to “The City of Love.” Pic: UFC Paris poster unveiled for ‘Hooker vs. Parnasse’-led card on Sept. 5 UFC Lightweight staple and Kiwi madman Dan Hooker welcomes mega-hyped French prospect Salahdine Parnasse to the promotion in UFC Paris’ main event next month (Sat., Sept. 5, 2026) inside Accor Arena in Paris, France. Today, the promotion released UFC Paris’ official promotional poster on social media. Check it out below: Not bad, UFC poster designers. Not bad. Hooker (24-14) is riding a two-fight losing streak, suffering stoppage losses in both appearances. In his most recent outing, “The Hangman” was stopped by Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 325 (watch highlights). Before that, he was submitted by No. 2-ranked Lightweight Arman Tsarukyan in UFC Qatar’s main event (watch highlights). Before his recent skid, Hooker was riding a three-fight winning streak with victories over Claudio Puelles, Jalin Turner and Mateusz Gamrot. Now, he has another French killer looking to make a name off him. Parnasse (23-2) has long been considered one of the absolute best fighters competing outside UFC—and now he is finally here. The 28-year-old is coming off a first-round destruction of Kenneth Cross at MVP MMA 1 earlier this year, folding the American with a vicious body shot in his United States debut. Parnasse is riding a five-fight winning streak and previously held KSW’s Featherweight and Lightweight titles simultaneously. He attempted to become the promotion’s first three-division champion in Dec. 2023 but came up short against Welterweight champion Adrian Bartosinski, which remains his most recent loss. Here is how UFC Paris currently looks: Dan Hooker vs. Salahdine Parnasse Michael Page vs. Nursulton Ruziboev Kurtis Campbell vs. Trevor Peek Morgan Charriere vs. Felipe Lima Daniil Donchenko vs. Puna Soriano Losene Keita vs. Muhammad Naimov Mario Pinto vs. Ryan Spann Modestas Bukauskas vs. Oumar Sy Matthieu Duclos vs. Luis Felipe Nora Cornolle vs. Klaudia Sygula Michael Aljarouj vs. Fabia Sintes Mairon Santos vs. Nathaniel Wood Fares Ziam vs. Axel Sola Delphine Benouaich vs. Sofia Montenegro To checkout UFC’s upcoming schedule of events click here.