UFC Paris: How to watch Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho, lineup, odds, videos, more

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UFC Fight Night 258 How to Watch

(This story was updated to add new information.)

The UFC returns to the world-famous “City of Lights” for its now-annual visit this week with a key middleweight clash at the top of the bill.

Here's how to watch UFC Fight Night 258 with 185-pound contenders in the headlining spot.

Broadcast and streaming info

UFC Fight Night 258 has a main card that streams at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The preliminary card streams on ESPN+ at noon ET.

Veteran broadcaster Karyn Bryant serves as desk anchor and host at UFC Fight Night 258. Former UFC fighter and fight analyst Din Thomas will join her at the desk, while also doubling as the on-air coach role.

UFC correspondent Heidi Androl will conduct pre and post-fight interviews backstage with some of the athletes on the UFC Fight Night 258 card, as well as report additional real-time updates for the event.

John Gooden will serve as the leading man on the mic from cageside at UFC Fight Night 258. He'll command play-by-play and be joined in the booth by UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping and Paul Felder, who will also work pre and post-fight desk shows.

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Main event: Nassourdine Imavov

Record: 16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC
Opponent: Caio Borralho (17-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Key wins: Israel Adesanya, Brendan Allen, Jared Cannonier, Roman Dolidze, Joaquin Buckley
Misc.: Imavov was born in Russia, but he trains in France. He’s certain to have the home fans in Paris backing him. Imavov comes into the bout on a four-fight winning streak – including a second-round bonus-winning knockout of ex-champ Adesanya in February.

Main event: Caio Borralho

Record: 17-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC
Opponent: Nassourdine Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Key wins: Jared Cannonier, Paul Craig
Misc.: Borralho, the de factor leader of Brazil's newly famed Fighting Nerds team, has seen his popularity soar in the past couple years. He has bonuses in three of his past four wins, including back-to-back extra checks against Craig and recent title challenger Cannonier. Borralho has won 16 straight fights over a 10-year stretch.

Co-main event: Benoit Saint Denis

Record: 14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC
Opponent: Mauricio Ruffy (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Key wins: Matt Frevola, Thiago Moises, Ismael Bonfim
Misc.: France’s Saint Denis was on a major star climb with five straight finishes and three bonuses when he ran into Dustin Poirier at UFC 299. He tried to rebound after that in front of his home fans in Paris, but an eye injury shut down his headliner with Renato Moicano after two rounds last year. Now he’ll be looking to make a statement after a return to the win column against Kyle Prepolec in May.

Co-main event: Mauricio Ruffy

Record: 12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC
Opponent: Benoit Saint Denis (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Key wins: King Green
Misc.: Fighting just ahead of his Fighting Nerds teammate Caio Borralho, Ruffy has seven straight wins and stoppages in six of them. In March, he picked up his second UFC bonus with a spinning heel kick knockout of longtime UFC fighter King Green.

UFC debut: Losene Keita

Record: 16-1
Opponent: Patricio Freire (37-8 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Misc.: The Belgium-based Oktagon MMA two-division champ (featherweight and lightweight) brings a five-fight winning streak to his UFC debut. He won the promotion’s lightweight title this past December in a tournament.

UFC debut: Robert Ruchala

Record: 11-1
Opponent: William Gomis (14-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Misc.: Ruchala, from Poland, comes to the UFC as KSW’s interim featherweight champion. The well-rounded fighter went 8-1 in KSW over a four-year stretch.

UFC debut: Ante Delija

Record: 25-6
Opponent: Marcin Tybura (27-9 MMA, 14-8 UFC)
Division: Heavyweight
Misc.: The highly decorated Croatian makes his UFC debut at 35 after an 8-3 PFL run that included a $1 million season win over Matheus Scheffel in 2022. The fight with Tybura actually is a rematch nearly 10 years in the making. In September 2015, Delija suffered a leg injury in the first round of their M-1 Challenge fight and lost by TKO.

UFC debut: Axel Sola

Record: 10-0-1
Opponent: Rhys McKee (14-6-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Misc.: Apart from having the new coolest name in the UFC, Sola should have his home fans buzzing in Paris. He comes to the UFC as the Ares FC lightweight champion with four defenses of the belt, but he’ll be moving back to welterweight for the first time since 2022.

UFC debut: Harry Hardwick

Record: 13-3-1
Opponent: Kaue Fernandes (10-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Misc.: Cage Warriors' featherweight champion will bring a nine-fight unbeaten streak to his short-notice UFC debut. Hardwick will be up a weight class after Fares Ziam pulled out of his fight with Fernandes on Monday.

UFC Fight Night 258 lineup

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