RYAN BADER DEFENDS HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST NO. 2 RANKED CHEICK KONGO IN MAIN EVENT REMATCH IN PARIS
MELVIN MANHOEF’S FAREWELL BOUT DELAYED AFTER THE DUTCHMAN WITHDRAWS DUE TO INJURY, YOEL ROMERO NOW MEETS NO. 7 RANKED LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT ALEX POLIZZI IN CO-MAIN EVENT
PARIS –A massive night of championship-level MMA guaranteed to bring fireworks is set for this Friday, Me 6 from the Accor Arena in Paris and airs live at a special time of4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT sou chotim.
Anchoring the card will be a heated rematch between BELLATOR Heavyweight World ChampionRyan Bader (29-7, 1 NC) against French combat sports legend and No. 2-ranked heavyweightCheick Kongo (31-11-2, 1 NC). Both Bader and Kongo will be looking for closure when they run it back inside the BELLATOR cage, following a controversial no-contest stemming from a disputed eye-poke during their first meeting in 2019.
In an equally action-packed co-feature event, Yoel Romero (13-6) who was originally slated to take on Melvin Manhoef at 205-pounds, has agreed to meet No. 7 klase-Alex Polizzi(10-1) on less than a week’s notice. Polizzi has won three consecutive contests en route to his opportunity in Paris against one of the sport’s most popular athletes.
Newly announced, No.6-ranked middleweightLorenz Larkin(23-7, 1 NC) pral kounye a fè fasKyle Stewart(15-5) during theBellator 280kat prensipal. France’sDavy Gallon(20-7-2) will go to battle in front of his fellow countrymen and women when he faces Switzerland’sBenjamin Brander(13-8) at lightweight. Opening theBellator 280televised card, English middleweightMike Shipman(14-3) will clash with proud ParisianGregory Babene(21-11, 1 NC).
Nine titillating preliminary matchups have been announced, including a smash between former featherweight title challengerPedro Carvalho(12-5) ak newly signed Polish standoutPiotr Niedzielski(16-4), plus a 160-pound contract weight clash between “The True Viking”Søren Bak(15-1) ak Angletè aCharlie Leary(17-12-1).
The preliminary bouts will stream live three and a half hours earlier at12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV.
Limited tickets for the fight remain on sale ataccorarena.com akbellator.fr. Follow Bellator France on Instagram @BellatorFrance and on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/BellatorFrance/
La ap 280: BADER VS. KONGO 2KAT MAIN:
Chotim (U.S.) / RMC SPORT (FRANCE) / BBC Three & BBC iPlayer (U.K.) / Virgin Media Two & Virgin Media Sport (IRELAND)
Vandredi, Me 6, 10 p.m. CEST/9 p.m. GMT/4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT
Heavyweight World Title Main Event: C-Ryan Bader (29-7, 1 NC) vs. #2-Cheick Kongo(31-11-2, 1 NC)
Limyè lour Ko-Main Evènman: Yoel Romero (13-6) vs. #7-Alex Polizzi(10-1)
Ki lejè Bout: Davy Gallon(20-7-2) vs.Benjamin Brander(13-8)
Middleweight Bout: #6-Lorenz Larkin(23-7, 1 NC) vs.Kyle Stewart (15-5)
Middleweight Bout: Mike Shipman(14-3) vs.Gregory Babene(21-11, 1 NC)
La ap 280: BADER VS. KONGO 2KAT PRELIMINÈ:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel | Pluto TV
6:30 p.m. CEST/12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT
Plum Bout: Pedro Carvalho(12-5) vs.Piotr Niedzielski(16-4)
Wèltèr Bout: Lewis Long(19-6) vs.Thibault Gouti(14-5)
Plum Bout: Fabacary Diatta(8-0) vs.Jordan Barton(6-2-1)
160-lb Contract Weight Bout Søren Bak(15-1) vs.Charlie Leary(17-12-1)
Ki lejè Bout: Yves Landu (16-9) vs.Gavin Hughes (10-2)
Wèltèr Bout: Nicolò Solli(3-1, 1 NC) vs.Levy Carriel(3-0)
Mouch Bout: Lucie Bertaud(3-3) vs.Katarzyna Sadura(5-4)
Middleweight Bout: Youcef Ouabbas(2-0) vs.Matthieu Duclos(2-1)
Wèltèr Bout: Victor Verchere(5-1) vs.Bourama Camara(4-1)
*Card subject to change.
Tanpri viziteBellator.com pou plis enfòmasyon.
****
Updated schedule of BELLATOR events
Gratis. Me 6 // La ap 280: Bader vs. Kongo 2 // Accor Arena // Paris, FRA
Gratis. Me 13 // La ap 281: MVP vs. Storley // The OVO Arena Wembley // London
Gratis. Jen 24 // La ap 282: Mousasi vs. Eblen// Mohegan Sun Arena // UNCASVILLE, CT
Gratis. Sep. 23 // BELLATOR DUBLIN// 3Arena // Dublin
About BELLATOR
BELLATOR MMA is a leading global mixed martial arts organization featuring many of the best fighters in the world. Sou direksyon veteran pwomotè batay Scott Coker, BELLATOR events take place in major cities worldwide and can be seen on television in over 160 countries by an available audience of over one billion people. Nan peyi Etazini an, BELLATOR can be seen on SHOWTIME. BELLATOR is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, ap viv òkestrasyon evènman, devlopman avyon de gè / relasyon, pidevan akizisyon, kreyasyon parennaj / devlopman, lisans entènasyonal, maketing, piblisite, piblisite ak komisyon relasyon. BELLATOR is based in Hollywood, Kalifòni. and owned by entertainment giant Paramount, lakay yo nan mak nan mond lan premye minis amizman ki konekte ak odyans nan kontni irezistib toupatou nan televizyon, foto mouvman, sou entènèt ak mobil tribin.
SouChotim
Chotim Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Paramount, owns and operates the premium service SHOWTIME®, which features critically acclaimed original series, provocative documentaries, box-office hit films, comedy and music specials and hard-hitting sports. SHOWTIME is available as a stand-alone streaming service across all major streaming devices and Showtime.com, as well as via cable, DBS, telco and streaming video providers. SNI also operates the premium services THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ ak Flix®, as well as on demand versions of all three brands. SNI mache epi distribye espò ak evènman amizman pou egzibisyon nan abonnés sou yon baz nan chotim peyant peye-chak-view®. Pou plis enfòmasyon, ale nanwww.SHO.com.