UFC Paris: The Parnasse and Sola madness, live reaction with coach Cassata
A live post-fight debrief from the fighters' hotel after a historic UFC Paris for French MMA.
What is said in the show
Alexandre Herbinet and Aldric Cassata record this debrief from the fighters' hotel, just a few dozen minutes after the end of UFC Paris at the Accor Arena. Cassata, Axel Sola's coach, looks back on Sola's first-round KO over Fares Ziam, detailing the game plan built around distance management and level-change work. The two then break down Salahdine Parnasse's performance, who knocked out Dan Hooker in just over two minutes, and discuss a potential future fight against Islam Makhachev or Bobby Green. They go through the other results: Losene Keita's victory and iconic celebration, Delphine Benouaich's performance which they felt deserved a bonus, Morgan Charriere's loss to Felipe Lima, Omar Sy's loss to Modestas Bukauskas, Pavel Andreuska's surprise win, Mathieu Letoux du Clos's opening KO, and the victories of Nora Cornu, Daniel Donchenko, Curtis Campbell and Mario Pinto. The episode wraps up with a look ahead at French MMA's prospects for 2027.
Chapters
- 0:00Intro
- 1:40Sola, such a phenomenal and hard-earned KO
- 10:30Salahdine Parnasse breaks into the top 10
- 22:00Losene Keita and his iconic celebration
- 30:00French disappointments: Charriere and Omar Sy
- 40:00Andreuska, Letoux du Clos, Benouaich
- 52:00Night recap and Accor Arena atmosphere
Key moments
« I'm trying not to get too carried away because, one, you know I really like Fares and I'm still shocked by how it ended. »
Aldric Cassata · at 0:48
« On the first one, on the first level change, it clicked. That's what we had worked on in the warm-up, and when it happens on the very first try, it's really cool. »
Aldric Cassata · at 4:19
« He was throwing kicks with no setup that were hitting nothing but air. At this level, you just can't do that. »
Aldric Cassata · at 13:30
« I think it was too soon to come back now because Morgan Charriere has talent. I have no doubt about that, he's already proven it. »
Aldric Cassata · at 32:22
« Everyone who said it won't work against the top 10 - well, there you go, 2 minutes 30, goodbye. And now we look forward, because Salahdine Parnasse is a top 10 lightweight in the world. »
un intervenant · at 11:17
« We'll rest when we're dead. »
Aldric Cassata · at 54:36