Le Parisien MMA
At a glance
- MMA has its own slot in the Sports menu, next to soccer and Formula 1.
- Start times and TV channel guides for UFC events.
- Dedicated MMA RSS feed.
Overview
Le Parisien MMA is the mixed martial arts section of Le Parisien, a French daily owned by the Les Échos-Le Parisien group, part of LVMH. MMA sits in the paper's Sports menu at the same level as soccer, rugby and Formula 1, so it has a permanent place in a general-interest newspaper.
The sports desk covers UFC news with a focus on French fighters and on events held in France.
What you'll find
The core is news: announcements, results and reactions. On September 20, 2026, Le Parisien covered Ciryl Gane becoming the first French UFC champion with several stories, including a profile of the fighter.
The section also runs practical guides. For UFC Paris 5 it published the start time and TV channel, for a card featuring Salahdine Parnasse and Fares Ziam among others. These pieces answer one question: when and where to watch. A dedicated MMA RSS feed pushes every new story to your feed reader.
Why follow
Le Parisien writes for a broad French audience. Stories explain the context without assuming you know the whole roster, which helps if you are new to MMA or want to see how the sport is presented to the general French public.
The viewing guides are handy during UFC fight weeks, especially when the event is in France. The RSS feed saves you from digging through the paper's homepage to find MMA among everything else. And because the section sits next to soccer and rugby, it shows you how much space a mainstream French outlet now gives the sport.
MMA Official's take
This outlet is for French speakers who want the UFC essentials and news on French fighters, and for casual readers looking up an event's start time. For deep technical breakdowns, pair it with a specialist channel or podcast.
Start with the coverage of Ciryl Gane's title win in September 2026, which shows how the desk handles a major event across several stories. Then add the MMA RSS feed to your reader to follow the section day to day. During fight weeks in France, look for the viewing guides published ahead of the event. They are also a quick way to see how French broadcasters schedule the prelims and the main card.