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Winning streak hits six Ziam defeated Nazim Sadykhov via TKO (strikes) at 4:59 of Round 2 at UFC 323 on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Impact Ziam was scheduled to fight Kaue Fernandes in September in his native France before withdrawing days before the bout due to a family matter. He got back in there here against Sadykhov and put forth a flawless performance against a tough opponent. Ziam completely grounded Sadykhov, allowing just four significant strikes in nearly 10 minutes. Offensively, Ziam picked up a pair of takedowns and 5:58 worth of control time, dominating in every aspect of the bout. As Joe Rogan correctly pointed out on the broadcast roughly 582 times, Ziam continues to improve massively every single time he steps into the octagon. He's won six straight dating back to September 2022.

DECEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Slated for UFC 323 fight Ziam will fight Nazim Sadykhov at UFC 323 on Dec. 6, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Impact Ziam backed out of his early-September fight at UFC Paris for unknown reasons, but he's back on the schedule for a Dec. 6 bout. He'll square off against Sadykhov, who's had four straight stoppage wins.

OCTOBER 13 • ROTOWIRE

Out for UFC Paris Ziam will not fight Kaue Fernandes at UFC Paris on Saturday, according to Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com.

Impact With Ziam out for UFC Paris, the promotion is trying to find his replacement who can fight Fernandes on short notice. It is unclear what the former is dealing with and when he can return to action.

SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Fighting Fernandes in September Ziam will fight Kaue Fernandes at UFC Paris on September 6, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Impact Although it's a bit of a letdown for Ziam, who was hoping for a top-15 ranked UFC lightweight opponent, he'll aim to extend his five-fight win streak against a rising contender coming off back-to-back victories.

JULY 10 • ROTOWIRE

Fares Ziam calls out Matt Frevola for Paris after UFC London win over Jai Herbert Fares Ziam beat Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night 224 in London and won for the fourth time in five fights. Now he wants Matt Frevola in Paris.

JULY 25, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM