Salahdine
Parnasse believes Dan Hooker is
the “perfect†matchup for his
Ultimate Fighting Championship debut.

Parnasse will make his Octagon debut against Hooker in the
UFC Paris main event on Sept. 5. The former two-division

KSW champion claims the UFC veteran is the ideal opponent to
showcase his skills against.

Salahdine Parnasse expects his aggressive style to mesh with
Dan Hooker at UFC Paris

Parnasse (23-2) enters the UFC with a ton of hype. While he sees
his upcoming opponent as a “big challenge,†given Hooker's 12-year
run in the UFC, the French fighter likes the stylistic matchup,
especially considering his Kiwi counterpart's aggressive fighting
style.

“Dan Hooker is very strong, very experienced,†Parnasse said at UFC
Paris media day. “That’s why he is at the top of the UFC and I
think he is a big challenge and I love this challenge. I think he
is a very explosive guy who likes to do a lot in his fights. And I
think that with me, it’s a perfect fight because we are both two
guys who like to go out there and put on a great show in the
cage.â€

Parnasse enters the bout riding a five-fight winning streak, with
his last win coming on
Most Valuable Promotions' inaugural mixed martial arts event.
Meanwhile, Hooker is looking to rebound from consecutive losses to
top-ranked lightweights Benoit St.
Denis and Arman
Tsarukyan.

“I want to show all of my talent.â€

Salahdine
Parnasse (@SalahdineP) is
ready to launch himself into the thick of the lightweight rankings
as he makes his debut and headlines #UFCParis.

Fight by Fight Preview âž¡ï¸: https://t.co/fbp0AErhpM pic.twitter.com/ctmTfC2fih

— UFC News (@UFCNews)
September 2, 2026

Andre
Lima has addressed Bilal
Hasan's callout, slamming the new
Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight.

Hasan recently earned a UFC contract with a 45-second knockout win
on
Dana White's Contender Series. He made an 18-day turnaround for
his UFC debut in Shanghai, China, where he knocked out Nilson
Rojas in the second round.

Hasan then called out Lima, who picked up a third-round submission
win over Namsrai
Batbayar at
UFC Shanghai, after beating Rojas.

Andre Lima fires back at Bilal Hasan after their UFC Shanghai
wins

In his post-fight interview, Hasan said he wasn't impressed with
Lima's performance while watching the fight in the locker room
ahead of his bout. Responding to Hasan, Lima says the
Indonesian-American only called him out once he had the
microphone.

Lima claims Hasan didn't make eye contact with him whenever they
crossed each other at the fighter hotel.

“Some clown called me out after his fight,†Lima wrote on X. “I
responded, and then he completely disappeared. Every time he saw me
at the hotel, he'd walk by with his head down. Then he gets a
microphone in his hand and suddenly wants to talk sh*t. Damn
rookies.â€

Making sure that he was talking about Hasan, Lima commented, “He's
a b*tch,†when someone mentioned the former. Lima says he is
healthy and has already asked his manager to get his next fight
booked.

Some clown called me out after his fight. I
responded, and then he completely disappeared. 😂

Every time he saw me at the hotel, he'd walk by with his head down.
Then he gets a microphone in his hand and suddenly wants to talk
shit.

Damn rookies. 😂🤦ðŸ»â€â™‚ï¸ pic.twitter.com/VfZF4n3ORa

— Andre “Mascote†lima (@Andremascote)
September 2, 2026

He's a bitch. https://t.co/sNAoq3iljn

— Andre “Mascote†lima (@Andremascote)
September 2, 2026

I've already contacted my manager and asked
for my next fight. 👊ðŸ»

I'm 100% healthy — no injuries, no problems, and I'm ready to fight
again as soon as possible. I'm hungry and ready to beat somebody
up! 😂🔥

Who do you guys think should be my next opponent? 👀🥊

— Andre “Mascote†lima (@Andremascote)
September 2, 2026

Sean
Sharaf questions the
Ultimate Fighting Championship's selective promotion of
fighters.

Sharaf (4-2) is scheduled to fight Gable
Steveson (4-0) at UFC
331 on Sept. 19 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Steveson
recently did a collaboration on Instagram with UFC content creator
Nina Marie Daniele, aka Nina Drama, drawing the ire of his upcoming
foe.

Sean Sharaf questions UFC treatment ahead of Gable Steveson
fight

Sharaf questioned the UFC over the influencer's repeated
collaborations with Steveson. Sharaf, an ex-Marine, wonders if he's
unworthy of promotion and slammed the organization for allegedly
pushing Steveson, who has been accused of sexual assault.

“This is like the 4th collab they do with him, what's up with that
UFC guess Marines aren't worthy of interviews just r**ists,†Sharaf
wrote in the comments section of Nina Drama's video.

Steveson and his teammate Dylan Martinez were arrested on charges
of sexual assault in 2019. However, they were subsequently released
with no criminal charges filed due to lack of evidence. Steveson
went on to win gold in freestyle wrestling at the Tokyo
Olympics.

He transitioned to MMA last year and made it to the UFC with three
first-round finishes. Steveson stopped Elisha
Ellison in the first round of his UFC debut this past July.
Meanwhile, Sharaf came to the UFC as an undefeated prospect with
four first-round finishes, but has suffered knockout losses in both
his UFC fights so far.

Gable
Steveson's upcoming opponent Sean Sharaf
left a comment under an Instagram video of his collab with Nina
Drama 😬

“This is like the 4th collab they do with him, what's up with that
UFC guess Marines aren't worthy of interviews just r*pists 🤡â€

😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/vTzkMW0Wgh

— ACD MMA (@acdmma_)
September 2, 2026