On May 22, Salahdine Parnasse shared a video on his social media. In the video, the narrator mentions the Frenchman’s potential arrival in the UFC with a fight against American Dan Ige, who is ranked 13th in the featherweight (-66 kg) division of the UFC.
What does the future hold for Salahdine Parnasse (19-2-1)? The Frenchman, a double champion in KSW (featherweight -66kg and lightweight -70kg), has announced his desire to sign with one of the two biggest global MMA organizations: PFL/Bellator or the UFC. While PFL’s director, Peter Murray, had told La Sueur that he was interested in the champion’s profile, Salahdine Parnasse might have made a different decision.
On May 22, the Frenchman shared a video on his social media in which a narrator expresses a wish to see him sign with the UFC to fight Dan Ige (18-7). Ranked 13th in the featherweight division, dominated by Ilia Topuria, the American has won three of his last four fights and would represent an excellent first test for Salahdine Parnasse. However, the fight could not happen immediately, as Ige is scheduled to fight Brazilian Joanderson Brito on July 20.
By sharing this video, “the Mbappé of MMA” seems to agree with the narrator and might be leaning away from Peter Murray’s comments, who had stated: “He’s an exciting fighter, we love the kid, we think he has it all. We know he wants to be part of the PFL, we’ll see what happens.”
