UFC Paris: Hooker vs. Parnasse Headlines Fight Night
UFC is a big sports company. It shows fights. People call this sport MMA.
UFC had an event in Paris. The main fight was Hooker vs. Parnasse.
The event name was 'Hooker vs. Parnasse'. Many fighters had fights that day.
UFC.com showed the event live. It gave a fight by fight preview.
The website also gave results after each fight. It showed the round scores too.
Fans could read about every fight. They could see who won.
This helped fans follow the whole event. They did not miss any news.
Vocabulary15 words
- UFC
- a big company that shows fighting sports
- MMA
- a sport where fighters use many fighting styles
- fight by fight
- looking at each fight one at a time
- results
- what happens at the end; who wins or loses
- round
- one part of a fight; fights have several parts
- preview
- information about something before it happens
- main event
- the biggest, most important fight of the night
- event
- something that happens, like a show or game
- live
- happening now, not recorded before
- fighters
- people who fight in a sport like MMA
- coverage
- news and information about something
- bonus
- something extra, more than usual
- scoring
- giving points to show who did better
- Paris
- a big city in France
- website
- a page on the internet with information
Quiz
Answer key
1. Paris 2. Hooker vs. Parnasse 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
UFC is a big sports company. It shows _____. People call this sport MMA.
UFC had an _____ in Paris. The main fight was Hooker vs. Parnasse.
The event name was 'Hooker vs. _____'. Many fighters had fights that day.
UFC.com showed the event _____. It gave a fight by fight preview.
The website also gave _____ after each fight. It showed the round scores too.
Fans could read about every _____. They could see who won.
This helped fans follow the whole _____. They did not miss any news.