Hexagone MMA 48 results: Goi stops Sima, Dena wins

Hexagone MMA 48 results: on Saturday, October 24 at the Zénith de Paris, Léopold Goi stopped Samba Sima by TKO at 4 minutes 49 of round 4 and took the vacant belt. Sima, who had never gone past round 1 as a pro, lasted 3 rounds before falling to ground strikes. Paul Dena beat Bilal Labid by unanimous decision on his return.

Full event coverage: Hexagone MMA 48: Samba Sima vs Leopold Goi for the flyweight title at the Zenith in Paris

Key takeaways

Hexagone MMA 48 results: Goi vs Sima

Sima starts fast

Sima threw everything from the start, as usual, according to Pensebet. In round 2, Goi took the fight to the ground and came close to a submission with a choke.

Round 3 turns

Sima hurt Goi again on the feet, but Goi took control back and tried another choke. Sima, whose pro wins had all come by knockout, was seeing round 3 for the 1st time.

The finish

In round 4, Goi, nicknamed Leonidas, landed punches and elbows on the ground. The referee stopped it at 4 minutes 49, according to X-TremLimit and ActuMMA.

Which belt?

A weight class that changed

The poster billed a 57 kg title over 5 rounds, as we reported before the event. ActuMMA still says 57 kg after the fight. La Sueur and Pensebet say 61 kg.

The reason given

Dicodusport writes that the title was meant to be at flyweight before Goi missed weight. No other source we read confirms this, and Hexagone MMA has not yet posted official results.

What is certain

Goi leaves with the belt, and Sima, unbeaten in 4 fights before Saturday, takes his 1st pro loss.

It was hard, but I got back up.
Paul Dena, on Instagram after his win, via La Sueur (translated from French)

The rest of the card

Paul Dena gets back up

Paul Dena beat Moroccan Bilal Labid by unanimous decision after 3 rounds. He moves to 4-1, Labid to 3-2. It is his 1st win on points, after 3 stoppages.

The other fights

Arnaud Prigent submitted Ibrahim Diallo at 2:22 of round 1. Alex Hue and Saber Cherifi won by unanimous decision. Rayan Balbali vs Youssouf Ouattara ended in a no contest after an illegal strike. On the prelims, Mahamade Demba Samba, Fabian Glele and Ousmane Camara won in round 1.

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Hexagone MMA 48 results Léopold Goi breaks Samba Sima in round 4, Paul Dena wins again