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The UFC heads overseas again this week for UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse in Paris on Saturday afternoon. The 14-fight card is headlined by one of the promotion’s newest signings, Salahdine Parnasse, the French fighter who arrives with a 23-2 professional record. He takes on UFC veteran and tenth-ranked lightweight Dan Hooker in the main event. The prelims begin at 12 p.m. ET, with the main card scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. Saturday’s event marks the UFC’s first trip to Paris since last September.
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse features nine French fighters on the card, including both competitors in the co-main event — Fares Ziam and Axel Sola. Ziam enters the lightweight bout as a slight favorite despite a unanimous decision loss earlier this year. He faces Sola, who is 2-1 in his first three UFC appearances, with both wins coming by finish — one by KO and one by submission. Saturday’s co-main event is the most evenly matched fight on the main card odds-wise.
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With that context in mind, here are the best props on the card and the fighters worth targeting in your DFS lineup at UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
Dan Hooker vs. Salahdine Parnasse – Salahdine Parnasse To Win And Under 1.5 Rounds (+140)
Parnasse will look to show exactly why there is so much excitement surrounding the UFC’s newest lightweight signing when he makes his debut on Saturday. The 28-year-old arrives with an impressive 23-2 record and has knocked out each of his last five opponents. The former KSW lightweight champion will look to add another early finish to his eight career knockouts, facing veteran Hooker, who enters on a two-fight losing streak having been finished in both.
The 36-year-old was knocked out by fellow Frenchman Benoît Saint-Denis back in January and has now been stopped four times during his UFC tenure since joining the promotion in 2014. Parnasse will carry a clear speed advantage on the feet and has shown discipline in his takedown attempts in recent fights. Hooker has absorbed serious damage in his last two outings and now faces an equally dangerous opponent making his promotional debut on home turf.
Michael Page vs. Nursultan Ruziboev – Michael Page Method of Victory: Decision (+125)
Despite his age, Michael Page has continued to impress since joining the UFC in 2024. The former Bellator standout is now 4-1 across five promotional fights, with all five going the distance heading into Saturday. MVP’s unique fighting style should protect the 39-year-old from the danger Nursultan Ruziboev poses both on the feet and on the ground. The Uzbekistani has 34 career finishes, a 91.9% finish rate across his 37 career victories.
Even with the majority of Ruziboev’s fights ending before the judges are needed, two of his last five have gone the full 15 minutes. The 32-year-old will look to use his height advantage against Page, but we have seen time and again just how difficult it is to find any edge against the unorthodox striker. Look for MVP to add to his already impressive significant strike output en route to a fifth unanimous decision in six promotional fights. Ruziboev certainly has the tools to create big moments in this fight, but Page has proven he is far too elusive for most middleweight opponents.
Losone Keita vs. Muhammed Naimov – Losone Keita to Win by KO/TKO/DQ in Round 1 (+275)
Belgian native Losone Keita made his highly anticipated UFC debut back in March following a dominant run in OKTAGON from 2021 to 2024. The former OKTAGON featherweight champion arrived at the world’s biggest MMA promotion with a 16-1 record, 10 of those wins coming by knockout. Despite the impressive résumé, the 28-year-old dropped his UFC debut to Nathaniel Wood in a controversial split decision. Keita now enters as a heavy favorite in his second promotional bout and will look to make a statement against Muhammed Naimov in the opening fight of the main card.
The Tajikistani faces Keita after suffering the first knockout loss of his career. Naimov has split his last four fights 2-2 and now faces a hungry opponent eager to prove he belongs in the UFC. Keita, who has five career first-round knockouts, will look to find his first since 2022. Backing the 5’7″ striker to win by KO/TKO/DQ in any round still offers solid value at -105.
Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse DFS Picks
Our DFS lineup for Saturday is headlined by Nathaniel Wood, who has quietly become one of the most underrated fighters in the featherweight division. Wood defeated the aforementioned Keita in his last outing, extending his current winning streak to four. The Englishman has gone the distance in each of his last 10 fights and should rack up plenty of points through significant strikes in this one. He faces young UFC debutant Pavel Andrusca, who will struggle to match the experience of the 33-year-old.
Kurtis Campbell enters his second official UFC fight as a significant favorite despite being knocked out in his promotional debut. The 24-year-old now has the chance to bounce back against Trevor Peek, returning to the octagon for the first time in nearly two years. Peek arrives on a two-fight losing streak, coming back from a brutal leg injury that has kept him sidelined for so long. Campbell should look to test Peek’s endurance, strength, and compromised left leg as he works toward his first UFC victory on Saturday afternoon.
We backed Page to edge out a decision win in our best props, but that does not mean Nursultan Ruziboev cannot provide solid value in our DFS lineup at $7,500. The Uzbekistani has proven to be one of the most dangerous fighters in his weight class and is certainly capable of securing a finish against MVP — something only one fighter has managed. More likely is the 32-year-old accumulating points through strikes and potentially control time. With this fight expected to go the full 15 minutes, Ruziboev should have more than enough opportunities to justify his price point.
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Modestas Bukauskas is another solid budget option, entering as a slight underdog against Oumar Sy. The Lithuanian picked up a bounce-back win in March and has now won five of his last six fights heading into Saturday. The 32-year-old will look to add to his 14 career finishes, but will be most valuable to our lineup for his striking, given his kickboxing background. His opponent arrives having lost two of his last three, most recently submitted by Ion Cutelaba — a fighter Bukauskas defeated just last year. An upset is certainly possible, but even if Bukauskas falls short, expect him to keep this fight competitive throughout.
Ryan Spann takes on one of the heavyweight division’s most promising prospects in Mário Pinto, looking to snap the Portuguese fighter’s unbeaten record. Pinto has won his first three UFC fights, with his most recent being the first to go the distance. The 28-year-old edged out a unanimous decision over Felipe Franco, but there were moments throughout where he left himself exposed. If Pinto has not addressed those habits, he could face a very different outcome against Spann. The 35-year-old comes in on a two-fight winning streak and will look to add to his 21 career finishes against one of the division’s rising prospects. Despite entering as a heavy underdog, Spann has the power and ground game to give Pinto serious problems.
Our final selection is set to become one of the lightweight division’s most talked-about prospects after his debut. We already made the case for backing Salahdine Parnasse to finish Hooker early in our best props, and the same logic applies in our DFS lineup. A win over an experienced veteran like Hooker would cement Parnasse as a genuine title contender and shoot him up the lightweight rankings. Look for the Frenchman to make a statement and show exactly why he is considered one of the best UFC signings in recent memory.
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