L’Équipe MMA

At a glance

• MMA section of lequipe.fr, part of the Combat Sports vertical alongside boxing.
• UFC and French MMA news, results, long-form features and profiles.
• Video runs on L'Équipe's YouTube channel, 2.06 million subscribers as of September 2026.

Overview

L'Équipe MMA is the mixed martial arts section of L'Équipe, France's national sports daily, owned by the Amaury Group. It sits inside the Combat Sports vertical on lequipe.fr, which also covers boxing and keeps a calendar of major fights. MMA is handled by the same desk that covers the other striking sports.

The section tracks the UFC and the French scene. It combines daily news, event results and longer pieces written by the paper's combat sports reporters.

What you'll find

Most of the output is news: fight announcements, results, post-fight reactions and coverage of French fighters in the UFC. On top of that, L'Équipe runs long-form features. One example is its in-depth profile of Salahdine Parnasse ahead of his UFC debut at the Accor Arena in Paris.

The paper also covers the people who call the fights. It ran a profile of commentator Samyr Hamoudi, described as a "mixed martial journalist." Video is published on L'Équipe's official YouTube channel, which had 2.06 million subscribers and more than 25,000 videos across all sports as of September 2026.

Why follow

L'Équipe is the reference sports paper in France. When a French fighter makes headlines, the MMA section covers it with the resources of a large newsroom: a news story, a long profile, a video. You get the news and the background in one place.

If you follow several combat sports, the Combat Sports vertical also gives you boxing and the upcoming fight calendar on the same site. That makes it easy to see what events are coming without checking several niche outlets.

MMA Official's take

This outlet is for fans who want to follow the UFC and the French contingent through mainstream sports journalism, and for readers who can handle French and want to see how the sport is covered in France. Hardcore fans tracking smaller promotions will find more depth at specialist sites.

Start with the long-form features, such as the Salahdine Parnasse profile, to see the desk at its best. Then check the section the day after each UFC card for results and reactions from the French fighters. If your French is basic, a browser translation of a feature still works well, since the stories are built on quotes and clear chronology.