Bellator 296
Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards (also known as Bellator Paris) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that will take place on May 12, 2023, at Accor Arena in Paris, France.[1][2][3][4]
| Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | May 12, 2023 | |||
| Venue | Accor Arena | |||
| City | Paris, France | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A middleweight title eliminator bout between former Bellator Middleweight Champion Gegard Mousasi and Fabian Edwards is expected to headline the event.[1]
A Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal bout between Mansour Barnaoui and Sidney Outlaw was expected to serve as the co-main event.[2] However at the end of February, Outlaw tested positive for banned substances and was suspended, and was replaced by former Bellator Lightweight Champion Brent Primus.[5]
Fight card
| Main card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Gegard Mousasi | vs. | Fabian Edwards | ||||
| Lightweight | Mansour Barnaoui | vs. | Brent Primus | [lower-alpha 1] | |||
| Middleweight | Douglas Lima | vs. | Costello Van Steenis | ||||
| Lightweight | Thibault Gouti | vs. | Kane Mousah | ||||
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Steven Hill | vs. | Nicolò Solli | ||||
| Featherweight | Fabacary Diatta | vs. | Aridane Rodriguez | ||||
| Lightweight | Saul Rogers | vs. | Davy Gallon | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | José Augusto | vs. | Simon Biyong | ||||
| Middleweight | Gregory Babene | vs. | Kyle Stewart | ||||
| Featherweight | Yves Landu | vs. | Estabili Amato | ||||
| Lightweight | Chris Gonzalez | vs. | Tim Wilde | ||||
| Welterweight | Bourama Camara | vs. | Romain Debienne | ||||
| Announced bouts | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Sarvarjon Khamidov | vs. | TBA | ||||
| Welterweight | Oliver Enkamp | vs. | Luca Poclit | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Denise Kielholtz | vs. | Paula Cristina | ||||
| Catchweight (150 lb) | Georges Sasu | vs. | Asaël Adjoudj | ||||
- Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout.
See also
References
- "Bellator Paris: Fabian Edwards to fight Gegard Mousasi in May middleweight title eliminator". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- Farah Hannoun (2023-01-12). "Gegard Mousasi vs. Fabian Edwards, lightweight grand prix quarterfinal headline Bellator Paris in May". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- Jay Anderson (2023-01-12). "Bellator Returning to Paris in May with Mousasi vs. Edwards, Barnaoui vs. Outlaw on Board". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- Harvey Leonard (2023-01-12). "Gegard Mousasi vs. Fabian Edwards headlines Bellator Paris, MMA Twitter Reacts". MMA News. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- Steven Marrocco (2023-02-21). "Sidney Outlaw flunks drug test, Brent Primus enters lightweight grand prix at Bellator Paris". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- "Bellator MMA | Bellator 296". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
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