Bellator Paris is ready to go down tomorrow (Fri., Could 17, 2024) inside Accor Area in Paris, France, which shall be headlined by a Bantamweight title struggle as division champion, Patchy Combine, makes an attempt to defend his title for the primary time towards Magomed Magomedov. Within the co-main occasion of the night, Cedric Doumbe returns to face off towards Jaleel Willis.
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Bantamweight champion Patchy Combine vs. Magomed Magomedov
Patchy Combine is adamant he’s a significantly better fighter than present UFC 135-pound champion, Sean O’Malley, and that he must be getting the respect “Suga” will get. Whereas quite a lot of that may be attributed to combating for UFC versus Bellator, Combine is for sure one of many best possible fighters within the Bantamweight division in the present day. Winner of six straight, Combine will defend his title for the primary time towards Magomed Magomedov, a person he’s already defeated as soon as earlier than. Certainly, Combine took Magomedov out of the Bellator Bantamweight Grand Prix with a guillotine choke in Dec. 2022, so his confidence is sky excessive. Since then, Magomedov has solely competed as soon as, defeating Danny Sabatello in July 2023. Combine, in the meantime, gained the interim strap after which unified it with a win over Sergio Pettis, and is in search of his second win over the Dagestani.
Closing prediction: Combine through unanimous resolution
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Cedric Doumbe vs Jaleel Willis
Doumbe’s momentum was halted at PFL Europe 1 earlier this yr in a weird end in his struggle towards Baissangour Chamsoudinov. Certainly, Doumbe had a bit of glass lodged into his foot that prevented him from placing stress on it, leading to his first-ever defeat. Now, The rising sensation will look to get again into the win column in his Bellator debut. Initially slated to face Derek Anderson, the bout was axed after Anderson suffered a mangled foot in an auto accident (see it right here in the event you dare). Consequently, Doumbe will now face Jaleel Willis. who’s coming off a loss to Ramazan Kuramagomedov and is simply 1-3 in his final 4 fights. Whereas it’s not an excellent opponent for Doumbe, it’s the most effective we will ask for ion quick discover. Anticipate Doumbe to get again on monitor.
Closing prediction: Doumbe through first-round TKO
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Gregory Babene vs. Costello van Steenis
Winner of eight straight, Babene will try and lock down a career-high 9 straight wins when he battles Costello van Steenis. Babene is on his second stint with Bellator, and has gained two straight since re-joining the promotion in Could 2022. Van Steenis, in the meantime, is coming off a loss by the hands of Douglas Lima a yr in the past, so he might use a win in a nasty method. It could seem to be an odd pairing given their respective physique of labor over the previous couple of years, and the favourite is Bebene. That stated, van Steenis does have a punchers probability, like several man/lady who steps contained in the cage. However Babene is simply extra polished and has momentum on his facet.
Closing prediction: Babene through second-round submission
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Yves Landu vs. Jonas Bilharinho
Yves Landu has had a cold and warm MMA profession. One minute he’s on a pleasant run, the subsequent he’s on a nasty dropping streak. Presently, nonetheless. “You Know” is using excessive with 4 straight wins contained in the Bellator cage, successful his final three through resolution. As for Bilharinho, he shall be making his Bellator debut after leaping round from promotion to promotion nearly all of his profession, together with a spinning wheel knockout win on the Contender Collection. Regardless of thre nice end, it wasn’t ok to earn him a spot on the UFC roster. Landu is firing on all cylinders and I anticipate him to maintain the successful streak going.
Closing prediction: Landu through unanimous resolution
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Slim Trabelsi vs. Louie Sutherland
Undefeated massive man, Slim Trabelsi, will look to enhance his report to 7-0 when he goes blow-for-blow towards Louie Sutherland. Trabelsi has gained 4 of these fights through knockout, so his heavy palms are an ever-present hazard to his foes, however Sutherland’s knockout ratio is a bit higher, incomes all six of his wins through strikes, 5 within the very first-round. “The Vanilla Gorilla” is coming off a first-round knockout win over Luis Carlos Brito, whereas Trabelsi was final seen defeating Davion Franklin at Bellator 300 because of a leg damage suffered by “All Day.” That is simply a pick-em struggle that may go both method within the blink of an eye fixed, so I’m going with Sutherland to land the large shot early.
Closing prediction: Sutherland through first-round knockout
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