Aboubakar Younousov is still the ARES 61 kg champion. On Saturday 31 October at the Zénith in Strasbourg, France, he outworked American Tyson Nam, the 43-year-old former UFC fighter, until the doctor stopped the fight in the third round. Younousov remains unbeaten as a professional at 9-0.
Boughanem turns it around
In the co-main event at 72.6 kg, Youssef Boughanem had a rough start against Mohamed Soumah, who troubled him in the early exchanges. The Belgian then took the fight to the mat, took the back and finished with a rear-naked choke at 3:47 of the first round. He moves to 6-0 in MMA.
Local fighter Bilal Bakhouche-Chareuf did not need long either. His original opponent, Lionel Kamooze, was replaced, and he stopped Daniel Rodrigues by TKO in the first round. At lightweight, Mario Gagliardi stayed unbeaten with a split decision over Sofiane El Fatni in a close fight. At featherweight, Benoit Prigent beat Jafar Yousifi on points.
Boughanem, for years one of Europe's leading Muay Thai fighters before switching to MMA, keeps his new career on track: six fights, six wins. The show was broadcast live on Canal+ in France and on UFC Fight Pass worldwide, according to the promoter.
The prelims
On the preliminary card, Melissa Hurtado stopped Weronika Cislo by TKO in the first round. Marc-Philippe Ngatchou beat Maher Belkhadir and Lasha Gogishvili got past Alexandre Carole, both by unanimous decision.
Next stop: Paris on 20 November
ARES 45 is set for Friday 20 November at the Adidas Arena in Paris. The main event is a rematch between Jordan Zebo and Baki Chamsoudinov, two of the most followed names in French MMA.
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