French promotion ARES comes to the Zénith de Strasbourg on Saturday 31 October at 7:30 pm. Unbeaten Aboubakar Younousov defends his bantamweight title against Hawaiian veteran and former UFC fighter Tyson Nam in the main event. Ten bouts announced.
Practical information
- Dates
- Saturday, October 31, 2026
- Venue
- Zénith de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
What's at stake
Aboubakar Younousov, unbeaten in eight professional fights, puts the ARES bantamweight belt on the line against Tyson Nam. The Hawaiian, 23 wins, 16 losses and one draw, spent several seasons in the UFC flyweight division and brings experience the champion has not yet faced. In the co-main event, Youssef Boughanem (5-0) meets Mohamed Soumah (4-3) at a 160 lb catchweight.
ARES, a French promotion that runs shows in France and Africa, follows up with ARES 45 at the Adidas Arena in Paris on 20 November, then a card in Marseille on 15 January 2027.
Fight card
Ten bouts are announced, according to the card listed on Sherdog: Younousov vs Nam (bantamweight title), Boughanem vs Soumah (catchweight), Sofiane El Fatni vs Mario Gagliardi, Andrii Misiuk vs Phruethukorn Chaichongcharden, Bilal Bakhouche-Chareuf vs Lionel Kamooze, Benoît Prigent vs Jafar Yousifi, Melissa Hurtado vs Weronika Cislo, Maher Belkhadir vs Marc-Philippe Ngatchou, Lasha Gogishvili vs Alexandre Carole, Mohadi Nazirov vs Ibrahima Abdoul-Razak Dosso.
The Zénith lists a 7:30 pm start. The promotion has not published the bout order or the main card start time; the card may change up to the weigh-in.
On TV
Since 2022, ARES events have aired in France on Canal+ (Canal+ Sport 360) under a deal announced through 2027, and internationally on UFC Fight Pass. The channel has not yet published its schedule for this show.
Getting there
Zénith de Strasbourg, 1 allée du Zénith, Eckbolsheim, a ten-minute walk from the Parc des Sports tram stop. Tickets from 25 to 299 euros depending on the category, on sale from the Zénith box office.