Samba Sima faces Leopold Goi for the 57kg belt in Paris on Saturday, with Paul Dena returning from his first pro loss against Bilal Labid in the co-main event.
What you need to know
- Samba Sima vs. Leopold Goi for the 57kg title headlines Hexagone MMA 48 in Paris
- Paul Dena returns against Bilal Labid in the co-main event; both are 3-1
- Dena's only loss was a knockout by Anzor Baybatyrov at Hexagone MMA 45
- Main card airs on RMC Sport 2, prelims free on RMC Sport's Twitch channel
Reported, not confirmed
- Hexagone MMA 48 takes place at the Zenith Paris La Villette Boxemag
- Samba Sima and Leopold Goi fight for the 57kg title in the main event Boxemag
- Paul Dena and Bilal Labid, both 3-1, meet in the co-main event Boxemag
- The preliminary card streams free on RMC Sport's Twitch channel from Boxemag
- The main card airs on RMC Sport 2 from ; RMC Sport has been available as a CANAL+ option since October 22 Boxemag
Paul Dena's comeback is the subplot in Paris. His only pro defeat came on June 12 at Hexagone MMA 45 in Lyon, where Anzor Baybatyrov knocked him out in under two minutes; his coach said afterward that Dena abandoned the game plan, carried away by the stakes. Fighting in front of his home crowd, he wants to show he has learned from it.
Bilal Labid is no tune-up. The Franco-Moroccan five-time kickboxing champion has TKO wins in 2023 and 2024 and is also coming off a TKO loss, to Georges Ngoma in July 2025. "Don't blink, there will be big exchanges, it will go very fast," Labid told RMC Sport (translated).
According to Boxemag, Dena vs. Labid should start between and , depending on how long earlier fights last, ahead of Samba Sima vs. Leopold Goi for the 57kg belt.
Bilal Labid is no tune-up. The Franco-Moroccan five-time kickboxing champion has TKO wins in 2023 and 2024 and is also coming off a TKO loss, to Georges Ngoma in July 2025. "Don't blink, there will be big exchanges, it will go very fast," Labid told RMC Sport (translated).
According to Boxemag, Dena vs. Labid should start between and , depending on how long earlier fights last, ahead of Samba Sima vs. Leopold Goi for the 57kg belt.
- Summary
- Samba Sima faces Leopold Goi for the 57kg belt in Paris on Saturday, with Paul Dena returning from his first pro loss against Bilal Labid in the co-main event.
- Key points (one per line)
- Samba Sima vs. Leopold Goi for the 57kg title headlines Hexagone MMA 48 in Paris
Paul Dena returns against Bilal Labid in the co-main event; both are 3-1
Dena's only loss was a knockout by Anzor Baybatyrov at Hexagone MMA 45
Main card airs on RMC Sport 2, prelims free on RMC Sport's Twitch channel
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- Boxemag | https://boxemag.ouest-france.fr/direct/paul-dena-vs-bilal-labid-quelle-heure-quelle-chaine-pour-regarder-le-combat-en-direct-a-la-tv/
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