Bellator 296 weigh-in outcomes and video: Mousasi and Edwards on level
PRESS RELEASE: PARIS, FRANCE – BELLATOR’s star-studded return to Paris, France, Bellator 296, with Gegard Mousasi vs. Fabian Edwards is official following Thursday’s weigh-ins.
BELLATOR 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards rivals weighed-in on Thursday forward of BELLATOR’s monumental return to the Metropolis of Lights, which takes place on the Accor Area tomorrow, Friday, Could 12. BELLATOR 296 will air LIVE on BBC iPlayer (UK) at 9 p.m. BST/ 10p.m CEST dwell on RMC Sport (France).
The prelims will start at an up to date time of 5 p.m. BST on BBC iPlayer. A small variety of tickets stay and might be bought at accorarena.com and bellator.fr.
In the principle occasion of BELLATOR 296, former Middleweight World Champion and MMA legend Gegard Mousasi (49-8-2) will look to arrange a championship rematch with the cageside titleholderJohnny Eblen in a marquee matchup with surging star Fabian Edwards (11-2), who believes a win over the long run Corridor of Famer strikes him one step nearer to becoming a member of brother Leon Edwards as world champion.
Within the co-main occasion, the $1,000,000 BELLATOR Light-weight Grand Prix continues when former Light-weight World Champion Brent Primus (11-3) hopes to make good on his late entry to the event in opposition to BELLATOR’s latest European star, submission ace Mansour Barnaoui (20-4), within the Tunisian-Frenchman’s yard of Paris.
Elsewhere on the principle card, former Welterweight World Champion Douglas Lima (32-11) will make his long-awaited soar to the middleweight division when he takes on proficient Dutch standoutCostello van Steenis (14-2) in a matchup of hard-kicking contenders. Plus, France’s Thibault Gouti (14-6) will intention to present the Parisian crowd one thing to cheer for when he battles fellow thrilling light-weight Kane Mousah (14-4).
The beforehand introduced welterweight bout that noticed Steven Hill (7-0) versus Nicolo Solli (4-1, 1 NC) has been scrapped.
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Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards Weigh-in Outcomes
Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards Essential Card
Middleweight Essential Occasion: #1-Gegard Mousasi (185.6) vs. #2-Fabian Edwards (184.8)
Light-weight World Grand Prix Co-Essential Occasion: #4-Brent Primus (154.6)vs. #8-Mansour Barnaoui (154.6)
Middleweight Bout: Douglas Lima (185.8) vs. #10-Costello van Steenis (185.8)
Light-weight Bout: Thibault Gouti (155.6) vs. Kane Mousah (155.2)
Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards Prelims
Flyweight Bout: #6-Denise Kielholtz (125.2) vs. Paula Cristina (126)
Welterweight Bout: Oliver Enkamp (170) vs. Luca Poclit (169.6)
Light-weight Bout: Davy Gallon (155.4) vs. Saul Rogers (155.8)
Featherweight Bout: Yves Landu (145.8) vs. Piotr Niedzielski (146.2)
Contract Weight Bout (141 lbs): Sarvarjon Khamidov (140.6) vs. Kevin Petshi (140.4)
Light-weight Bout: Chris Gonzalez (155.4) vs. Tim Wilde (156)
Featherweight Bout: Fabacary Diatta (145.4) vs. Keir Harvie (145.8)
Contract Weight Bout (150 lbs): Asael Adjoudj (150) vs. Georges Sasu (149.6)
Welterweight Bout: Bourama Camara (170.1) vs. Romain Debienne (172.4)
Mild Heavyweight Bout: Simon Biyong (205.6) vs. Jose Augusto (205.2)
