A little over two years after the discipline was legalized in France, the UFC, the main MMA organization, will organize its very first event in France on September 3 at the Accor Arena in Paris, the body announced. Thursday, May 19 in a press release. ” HERE WE ARE!!! I am delighted to organize our very first event in France at the beginning of September “, declared Dana White, the president of the UFC. “ This evening will be an epic and incredible moment that will go down in history for athletes and fans alike. The fighters who will compete during this evening are not yet officially known, but except surprise, the French Ciryl Gane, quoted in the press release, should be the headliner of the evening. Gane, beaten by Francis Ngannou in January in California, became the first Frenchman to fight for the UFC heavyweight title.