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Let tungvægtskamp med Yoel Romero mod Melvin Manhoef tilføjet til BELLATORs tilbagevenden til Paris i maj 6

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PARIS, FRANKRIG – To ikoniske blandede kampsportsudøvere med en ubestridelig track record af spændende præstationer vil vise sig som Yoel Romero (13-6) tager på Melvin Manhoef (32-15-1, 2 NC) i co-main eventen af ​​BELLATOR MMA's tilbagevenden til Paris' Accor Arena på fredag, Maj 6. BELLATOR PARIS: Bader vs.. Kongo 2 bliver tv-transmitteret live i Amerika på SHOWTIME kl 10 p.m. CEST/4 kl. OG.

Med blandet kampsport bliver legaliseret i Frankrig i 2020, BELLATOR blev den første promovering at afholde en større MMA-begivenhed med Bellator 248 i oktober samme år. Succesen med det historiske kort fik BELLATOR til at vende tilbage til "The City of Lights" i 2022 i stor stil med en hovedbegivenhed med ubestridt BELLATOR MMA Heavyweight Champion, Ryan Bader (29-7, 1 NC) forsvarer sin krone i fjendens territorium mod hjembyens favorit og nr. 2-rangeret som sværvægter Cheick Kongo (31-11-2, 1 NC).

Ud over hoved- og co-main event, en let tilt, der sætter den sidste mand til at besejre medie-darlingen Paddy Pimblett, Søren Back (15-1) mod England Saul Rogers (15-4) er også officiel. Bak har kun smagt nederlag én gang i sin 16 professionelle kampe og havde både fjervægts- og letvægtstitlerne i Cage Warriors, før han kom med på BELLATOR-listen. Kæmper ud af Danmark, "The True Viking" rider en sejrsrække på syv kampe i kamp mod SBG Manchester-produktet, Rogers. Kendt som "The Hangman,Rogers har også samlet 15 sejre på sit CV, herunder sejre over Artem Lobov, Ryan Hall og Georgi Karakhanyan.

Det foreløbige kort byder med garanti på et udstillingsvindue af fransk talent og er begyndt at tage form med tilbagevenden af yves landu (16-9), der tager imod Liverpools Gavin Hughes (10-2) i en letvægts affære. Foreløbig korthandling vil streames live på BELLATOR MMA YouTube-kanalen, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube -kanal og Pluto TV begyndende kl 6:30 p.m. CEST/12:30 p.m. OG.
Billetter til kampen er til salg nu kl accoarena.com og bellator.fr. Følg Bellator France på Instagram @BellatorFrance og på Facebook kl www.facebook.com/BellatorFrance/

Kæmper ud af Miami, Florida, Romero får sin anden BELLATOR-optræden i maj 6 i Paris. Efter en syv-årig indsats under ledelse af UFC, det amerikanske Top Team-produkt blev en af ​​de mest eftertragtede gratis agenter, før de skrev under med den Scott Coker-ledede kampagne i 2020. Med 11 sin 13 karrieresejre kommer i form af knockout, inklusive fire af den første runde sort, "Soldier of God" besidder den type knockout-kraft, der kan tvinge enhver modstander til underkastelse. En tredobbelt World Cup Freestyle Wrestling Champion, fem gange panamerikansk mester i freestyle wrestling, og 2000 OL Freestyle Wrestling Sølvmedaljevinder, den cubanskfødte Romero har løbende fremvist sine elitetalenter på højeste konkurrenceniveau. Det eneste manglende trofæ til en næsten fejlfri arv er en BELLATOR-verdenstitel.

Gør sin tiende optræden for BELLATOR MMA, Den hollandske superstjerne Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef har sammensat et imponerende CV gennem sin berømte karriere i flere kampsportsdiscipliner, der har set ham afslutte 29 sin 32 MMA-ofre via knockout, Herunder 26 i første runde og otte i det indledende minut af aktionen. En indfødt i Amsterdam, Holland, det tidløse vidunder og nr. 10-rangerede BELLATOR letsværvægter vil nu se ud til at tilføje til en trio af imponerende knockouts, som han har samlet siden han sluttede sig til oprykningen tilbage i 2014.

BELLATOR PARIS: BADER VS. KONGO 2 Hovedkortet:
SHOWTIME (OS.) / RMC SPORT (FRANCE) / BBC Three & BBC iPlayer (U.K.) / Virgin Media Two & Virgin Media Sport (IRLAND)
Fredag, Maj 6, 10 p.m. CEST/9 kl. GMT/4 kl. ET/1 kl. PT

Heavyweight World Titel Main Event: #C-Ryan Bader (29-7, 1 NC) vs. #2-Cheick Kongo (31-11-2, 1 NC)
Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Yoel Romero (13-6) vs. #10-Melvin Manhoef (32-15-1, 2 NC)
Letvægts Bout: Søren Back (15-1) vs. Saul Rogers (15-4)
Letvægts Bout: yves landu (16-9) vs. Gavin Hughes (10-2)

*Kort kan ændres.

Besøg www.Bellator.fr og Bellator.com for yderligere information.

Opdateret tidsplan for BELLATOR -begivenheder
Lør, Februar. 19 / / BELLATOR MMA 274: Gracie vs. Storley // Mohegan Sun Arena // Uncasville, Conn.
Fri. Februar. 25 // BELLATOR MMA 275: Moussage vs. Vanderford // 3Arena // Dublin, IRE
Sat. Marts 12 // BELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burnell // Familiearenaen // St. Louis
Fri. Maj 6 // BELLATOR PARIS: Bader vs.. Kongo 2 // Accor Arena // Paris, FRA
Fri. Maj 13 // BELLATOR LONDON: Amosov vs. MVP // SSE Arena, Wembley // London
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BELLATOR MMA SÆT TIL RETURNERING TIL PARIS PÅ FREDAG, MAJ 6 MED MASSIV HEAVYVÆGT VERDENSMESTERSKABSOMRÅDE

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UBISTISKE CHAMP RYAN BADER VIL FORSVARE TITEL I OMKAMP MOD DEN FRANSKE MMA LEGEND CHEICK KONGO UNDER MAIN EVENT PÅ ACCOR ARENA

PARIS, FRANKRIG – Frisk fra at forene BELLATOR MMA Heavyweight Championship, Ryan Bader (29-7, 1 NC) vil forsvare sin krone i fjendens territorium mod hjembyens favorit og nr. 2-rangeret som sværvægter Cheick Kongo (31-11-2, 1 NC) på fredag, Maj 6. Paris' Accor Arena skal være vært for verdensmesterskabet, som vil overskriften BELLATOR PARIS: Bader vs.. Kongo begivenhed.

Billetter til BELLATOR PARIS: Bader vs.. Kongo 2 er til salg nu kl accoarena.com og bellator.fr.

Udsendelsesdetaljer og yderligere kampe, inklusive et væld af franske talenter, vil blive annonceret i de kommende uger. Følg Bellator France på Instagram @BellatorFrance og på Facebook kl www.facebook.com/BellatorFrance/.

Med blandet kampsport bliver legaliseret i Frankrig i 2020, BELLATOR blev den første promovering at afholde en større MMA-begivenhed med Bellator 248 i oktober samme år. Succesen med det historiske kort fik BELLATOR til at vende tilbage til "The City of Lights."

“Indbringer BELLATOR til Frankrig 2020 var et af højdepunkterne i min karriere, og jeg vidste, at det var starten på en lang række store begivenheder i Paris,” BELLATOR-præsident Scott Coker sagde. “Her er vi klar til vores anden tur til Frankrig, og denne gang bringer vi en sværvægts-verdenstitelrevanche med uden tvivl den mest genkendelige franske mixed martial artist i vores sportshistorie. Det er personligt vigtigt for mig at hjælpe med at udvikle sporten i Frankrig og give disse atleter en chance for at optræde på en stor scene.”

Hovedbegivenheden er en omkamp fra Bellator 226 i 2019 der endte i en kontroversiel no-contest efter et omstridt øjenstik, skabe øget spænding mellem de to kamplejre, der helt sikkert vil koge over maj 6.

Vellykket tilbagevenden til 265-pund-divisionen efter et imponerende løb i BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix, Ryan Bader (29-7) er frisk på en dominerende BELLATOR MMA World Heavyweight titelforsvar over midlertidig mester Valentin Moldavsky foran en partisan Phoenix-skare den jan. 29. En tidligere todivisionsmester, Bader har besejret ni af sine sidste 12 modstandere i både sværvægt og let sværvægt. Kæmper ud af Chandler, Ariz., den tidligere to gange NCAA Division I All-American wrestler fra Arizona State University åbnede sin professionelle karriere ved at vinde sæson otte af "The Ultimate Fighter." Aldrig en til at vige tilbage fra en modstander, Bader har ikke haft andet end højprofilerede kampe, siden han skrev under med BELLATOR MMA 2017, besejrer Fedor Emelianenko, Kong Mo, Matt Mitrione, Linton Vassell, Lyoto Machida, og Phil Davis. I sit første 265-pund titelforsvar mod Kongo, Bader kontrollerede handlingen, før dommer Mike Beltran stoppede konkurrencen på grund af et utilsigtet stik i Kongos venstre øje kl. 3:52 af åbningen runde.

Snapp sejren fra nederlagets kæber kl BELLATOR MMA 265, mangeårig BELLATOR-veteran Cheick Kongo (31-11-2, 1 NC) var på nippet til at blive stoppet af Sergei Kharitonov i den indledende strofe under sin sidste udflugt i august. 20, 2021. Efter at have ramt lærredet og blevet hårdt såret, den udmattede parisianer samledes for at sikre et tap ud via bag-nøgen choker med et sekund tilbage af runde to. Ti måneder før den dramatiske triumf, den tidligere UFC-standout stod for den første store MMA-begivenhed i hans hjemland Frankrig, da han tog på Tim Johnson i en omkamp i okt. 10, 2020. Siden han skrev under med det Scott Coker-ledede firma i slutningen af ​​august 2013, den salgsfremmende grundpille, der i øjeblikket sporter en 13-3 salgsfremmende rekord med en ingen konkurrence, har rekorderne for de fleste kampe (17) og vinder (12) i BELLATORs sværvægtshistorie. Bare tre år tilbage 50, Kongo har bevist, at alder kun er et tal, da han fortsætter med at udfordre det bedste, som BELLATOR MMA har at tilbyde.

BELLATOR PARIS: BADER VS. KONGO 2 Hovedkortet:

Heavyweight World Titel Main Event: #C-Ryan Bader (29-7, 1 NC) vs. #2-Cheick Kongo (31-11-2, 1 NC)

*Kort kan ændres.

Besøg www.Bellator.fr og Bellator.com for yderligere information.

Opdateret tidsplan for BELLATOR -begivenheder
Lør, Februar. 19 / / Bellator 274: Gracie vs. Storley // Mohegan Sun Area // Uncasville, Conn.
Fri. Februar. 25 // Bellator 275: Moussage vs. Vanderford // 3Arena // Dublin, IRE
Fri. Maj 6 // BELLATOR PARIS: Bader vs.. Kongo 2 // Accor Arena // Paris, FRA
Fri. Maj 13 // BELLATOR LONDON: Amosov vs. MVP // SSE Arena, Wembley // London

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BELLATOR MMA ADDS COMBAT SPORTS LEGEND MELVIN MANHOEF, OLIVER ENKAMP AND TERRY BRAZIER TO HISTORIC PARIS EVENT ON OCT. 10

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Limited tickets on sale now!
 
ENGLERNE - Two exciting marquee bouts have joinedBellator Paris på lørdag, Oktober 10 from Accor Arena in Paris, with the addition of a light heavyweight contest featuring combat sports legendMelvin Manhoef (32-14-1, 2 NC) facing Cameroon’sSimon Biyong(7-1) and a welterweight matchup pitting Sweden’sOliver Enkamp (9-2) against France’sEmmanuel Dawa (9-3).
 
A limited number of fans will be allowed in attendance for this historic event. Tickets are currently available ataccoarena.com ogbellator.fr.
 
Derudover, several French fighters are now scheduled to compete at this landmark event on October 10 and represent their country atBellator Paris, including the recently signedyves landu (15-8),who goes to battle with England’sTerry Brazier (11-3) at lightweight and Davy Gallon (18-7-2), who meets Dutch competitorBrian Hooi (16-7, 1 NC) in a 158-pound contract weight bout. Derudover, Aubervilliers’ undefeatedFabacary Diatta (6-0) faces England’sDominique Wooding (6-3) ved fjervægt, Paris’Jean N’Doye(8-1) looks to hand Ireland’sCiaran Clarke (2-0) the first loss of his career in a 145-pound contest, og knockout kunstnerWilliam Gomis (6-2) takes on SBG Ireland’sDylan Logan (4-4) ved fjervægt. Også på kortet, Creteil’s decorated fighterMaguy Berchel(10-4-1) meets French combat sports veteranLucie Bertaud (2-2) in a women’s flyweight contest.
 
Just announced last week, the main event ofBellator Paris features renowned FrenchmanCheick Kongo (30-10-2, 1 NC), who will face off againstTim Johnson (14-6) in a heavyweight clash, while an exciting welterweight showcasingMichael “Venom” Side (17-1), better known to fans as “MVP,” who returns with the intention of spoiling the Bellator debut of undefeated former Cage Warriors champion, Ross Houston (8-0, 1 NC).
 
Making his ninth appearance for Bellator MMA, the Dutch superstar has put together an impressive resume over a 25-year career that has seen him finish 29 sin 32 victims via knockout, Herunder 26 i første runde og otte i det indledende minut af aktionen. En indfødt i Amsterdam, Holland, the 44-year-old will now look to add to a trio of impressive knockouts that he’s collected since joining the promotion back in 2014, a run that includes a highlight-reel first round knockout over Hisaki Kato atBellator 146. Fighting out of Genova, Italien, the 29-year-old knockout artist Simon Biyong will be searching for his fifth consecutive victory and first under with Bellator MMA on October 10. With six of his seven career wins coming by way of knockout, including three in the first round of action, the Yaoundé, Cameroon-native hopes to make quick work of his veteran opponent once again when he makes his promotional debut inside Accor Arena.
 
Following a seven-fight winning streak to begin his professional career, Oliver Enkamp earned a pair of bouts with the UFC, before collecting consecutive victories atBellator 223 ogBellator 240to begin his highly anticipated Bellator MMA tenure. Nu, the 29-year-old Stockholm, Sweden-native will look to collect his 10th career win and add to an already impressive resume that includes eight career finishes and has earned him the nickname “The Future.” Hailing from Paris, Frankrig, the 35-year-old Emmanuel Dawa will be making his promotional debut on his home turf inside the Accor Arena on October 10. The Snake Team-product enters the contest having won eight of his last 10 ender, including a pair of first round knockouts in an unblemished 2019 kampagne. With six of his nine career victories coming by way of knockout, inklusive fire af den første runde sort, Dawa hopes to add to that total and make the most of his Paris homecoming.
 
Follow Bellator France on Instagram@BellatorFrance og på Facebook påwww.facebook.com/BellatorFrance/.
 
Besøgwww.Bellator.fr ogBellator.com for yderligere information.
 
 
OpdateretBellator ParisCard:
 
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Cheick Kongo(30-10-2, 1 NC) vs.Tim Johnson(14-6)
Welterweight Feature Bout: Michael Page(17-1) vs.Ross Houston(8-0, 1 NC)
Let tungvægt Feature Bout: Melvin Manhoef(32-14-1, 2 NC) vs.Simon Biyong(7-1)
Welterweight Feature Bout: Oliver Enkamp (9-2) vs.Emmanuel Dawa (9-3)
Letvægts Bout: Terry Brazier(11-3) vs.yves landu(15-8)
158-Pund Kontraktsvægt Bout: Davy Gallon (18-7-2) vs.Brian Hooi(16-7, 1 NC)
Fjervægt Bout: Dominique Wooding (6-3) vs.Fabacary Diatta (6-0)
Fjervægt Bout: Jean N’Doye(8-1) vs.Ciaran Clarke (2-0)
Fjervægt Bout: Dylan Logan (4-4) vs.William Gomis (6-2)
Fluevægt Bout: Maguy Berchel(10-4-1) vs.Lucie Bertaud(2-2)
 
 
*Kort kan ændres.
 
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BELLATOR MMA AND CBS SPORTS NETWORK TEAM UP ON NEW TELEVISION PARTNERSHIP

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COVERAGE KICKS OFF THURSDAY, Oktober. 1 WITH Bellator 247 LIVE FROM MILAN, ITALIEN

MERE, CHAMPION CRIS ‘CYBORG’ AND ARLENE BLENCOWE MEET IN EPIC WORLD TITLE BOUT IN PRIMETIME ON OCT. 15

LOS ANGELES-Bellator, a leading mixed martial arts promotion owned by ViacomCBS, ogCBS Sports Networkhave announced an exciting new partnership that will see the organization’s live events featured on the 24-hour home of CBS Sports beginning this fall.

CBS Sports Network will televise Bellator events, both domestic and international, LIVE in all U.S. markeder, while preliminary matchups will stream on CBSSports.com and Bellator MMA’s YouTube channel. Additional details will be announced at a later date.

To kick off the new partnership, CBS Sports Network will air Bellator events live from Europe, HerunderBellator 247på torsdag, Oktober. 1 (4 p.m. OG) i Milano, Italien, as well as the monumentalBellator Parisbegivenhed på lørdag, Oktober. 10 (11:30 a.m. OG) in France.Bellator 247is headlined by a welterweight battle between veteranPaul Daley (42-17-2) ogDerek Anderson (16-3, 1 NC), mensBellator Parissees“MVP” Michael Page (17-1) påtage sigRoss Houston (8-0, 1 NC) at welterweight andCheick Kongo (30-10-2, 1 NC) ansigtTim Johnson (14-6) i en sværvægter kamp.

The first primetime event live from the U.S. takes place Thursday, Oktober. 15 (9 p.m. OG) with a massive card anchored by the first world title defense of current championCris “Cyborg” (22-2, 1 NC), who takes on Australia’sArlene Blencowe (13-7), påBellator 249from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

“We’re excited to have CBS Sports Network serve as the new home of live Bellator MMA events. It’s a great opportunity to showcase some of the best events and biggest names in the sport,” said CBS Sports Executive Vice President of Programming Dan Weinberg. “Adding Bellator MMA to the CBS Sports portfolio will allow for greater promotion, engagement and exposure across all our platforms and assets including CBS Sports Network, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports HQ as well as our various social accounts.”

“I am thrilled that Bellator live events will be coming to CBS Sports Network beginning on Oct. 1, as well as the unique opportunities the partnership creates across all CBS Sports platforms,” said Bellator President Scott Coker. “CBS Sports is synonymous with iconic sports broadcasting and it is incredible to now have Bellator MMA included in that family. I would like to thank Paramount Network, formerly Spike TV, for the years of support that helped build Bellator into the organization that it is today, and this news marks yet another exciting relationship between two ViacomCBS properties. I look forward to bringing the biggest fights, featuring the top athletes in the world, live to CBS Sports Network and introducing Bellator to an entirely new audience this fall.”

CBS Sports Network, CBS Sports 24-timers hjem, is available through all major cable, satellite and telco distributors as well as via OTT streaming service providers YouTube TV, fuboTV, DirecTV and Hulu.

Bellator will continue to produce all of its own live events, led by Executive Producer Scott Fishman.

The second Bellator woman’s featherweight champion in the company’s history, Cris “Cyborg” is coming off of a dominant performance over Julia Budd in January to win the 145-pound world title. Already an MMA legend at 35-years-old, “Cyborg” will be looking to further her legacy as the greatest woman’s mixed martial artist of all-time when she meets Arlene Blencowe on Oct. 15. After winning the Bellator belt in her 12th career title fight, “Cyborg” made history by becoming a world champion in her fourth major promotion, previously holding belts in both the UFC and Strikeforce. With a professional record of 22-2, 1 NC, Herunder 18 wins by way of finish, the Brazilian-born fighter holds victories over tough competition such as Budd, Holly Holm, Felicia Spencer and Gina Carano.

With wins in six of her last seven fights, including five knockouts, “Angerfist” has put herself in position to challenge for the women’s featherweight title. Coming off a unanimous decision victory over Leslie Smith, the former two-time boxing world champion will look to keep her momentum rolling and claim her first MMA title. Tied for the most knockouts in Bellator woman’s featherweight history, the fighter out of New South Wales, Australia aims to claim sole possession of that record, as she takes on her toughest challenge to date in Cris “Cyborg.”

A longtime MMA veteran, Paul Daley has competed professionally since 2003, amassing over 60 karrierekampe. Throughout his tenure, “Semtex” has been one half of some of the most memorable bouts in MMA history, herunder enknockout of the year over Brennan Ward in 2017. Senest, the Nottingham, England native notched consecutive wins over Erick Silva and Saad Awad, running his record in Bellator MMA to 8-4. Fighting out of San Diego, Calif., the 30-year-old Derek Anderson will be making his 11th appearance for Bellator MMA in search of his third consecutive victory. Med 11 sin 16 career wins coming by way of finish, “The Barbaric” hopes to earn his eighth promotional victory and first of his 2020 kampagne.

Currently riding a three-fight win streak, Michael "Venom" Page, better known to fans as “MVP,” returns with the intention of spoiling the debut of European welterweight prospect, Ross Houston. Holding a career record of 17-1, med 14 wins coming by way of stoppage, the pride of London Shootfighters looks to remind people why he is one of the most exciting strikers in all of MMA. After signing with Bellator in February, Scotland’s Houston will make his promotional debut against one of Bellator’s biggest stars in Page. “The Hitman” plans on keeping his 8-0, 1 NC undefeated record intact and improve on the three submission victories already to his name by using his known Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills.

Holding an impressive MMA record of 30-10-2, 1 NC, France’s Cheick Kongo returns to action following a title fight against heavyweight champion Ryan Bader last September. The former kickboxer remains unbeaten since 2015 and will enter the Bellator cage on home soil for a rematch against a familiar opponent in heavyweight contender in Tim Johnson. Coming off a dominant TKO victory over veteran Matt Mitrione atBellator 243 i august, Johnson is set to compete for the third time in 2020 seeking revenge in a rematch from 2018 against Kongo. Now training out of Las Vegas, Johnson has quickly earned his place near the top of the Bellator heavyweight division with his recent wins, including a viral knockout over top prospect Tyrell Fortune in February.

*Fight cards subject to change.

BesøgBellator.com for yderligere information.

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BELLATOR TO HOLD FIRST MAJOR MMA EVENT IN FRANCE ON SATURDAY, Oktober 10 AT ACCOR ARENA IN PARIS

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WITH FANS IN ATTENDANCE, FRANCE’S CHEICK KONGO FACES TIM JOHNSON AT HEAVYWEIGHT, WHILE MICHAEL ‘VENOM’ PAGE TAKES ON THE DEBUTING ROSS HOUSTON

Tickets on sale Tuesday, Syv. 15!

ENGLERNE - France has approved the practice of mixed martial arts and has placed the sport under the supervision of the French Boxing Federation (FFB). With these recent government approvals, Bellator is pleased to announce that it will become the first promotion to hold a major MMA event in France with a monumental show on Saturday, Oktober 10, 2020 at Accor Arena in Paris. Bellator Paris vil funktionen 13 MMA bouts and three boxing matchups.

Among the athletes competing atBellator Paris, 10 French fighters will appear on the card, including the renownedCheick Kongo (30-10-2, 1 NC), who will face off againstTim Johnson (14-6) in a heavyweight clash. Derudover, an exciting welterweight bout betweenMichael “Venom” Side (17-1), better known to fans as “MVP,” and the debuting undefeatedRoss Houston (8-0,1 NC) is also booked for the event.

A limited number of fans will be allowed in attendance for this historic event. Tickets will be available beginning at 10 a.m. CEST on Tuesday, September 15 påaccoarena.com ogbellator.fr.

Following the governmental decree, the French Boxing Federation is responsible for the implementation of MMA in France. “If I made the choice to initiate a delegation procedure for MMA, it was for its recognition; it is to liberate, supervise and develop its practice,” indicates the Minister of Sports, Roxana Maracineanu. This is a turning point in the history of French sport, as MMA is a discipline that is enjoying growing success, proven by these events capable of bringing together thousands of people and attracting millions of spectators.

 

“This is a monumental moment in the history of the sport, as well as our organization, and I am honored that Bellator will promote the very first MMA event in France by a major promotion,” said Bellator President Scott Coker. “Many people have worked tirelessly to bring this to fruition, and it would not have been possible without the support of the Minister of Sports, Roxana Maracineanu, as well as the French Kickboxing Federation sanctioning body. I would also like to thank Accor Arena, who have been an incredible venue partner, and I cannot wait for the French fans to be in attendance and join us live for what will be an unforgettable night of action in Paris on Oct 10.”

Holding an impressive MMA record of 30-10-2, 1 NC, France’s Cheick Kongo returns to action following a title fight against heavyweight champion Ryan Bader last September. The former kickboxer remains unbeaten since 2015 and will enter the Bellator cage on home soil for a rematch against a familiar opponent in heavyweight contender, Tim Johnson. With the most fights (15) og vinder (12) in Bellator heavyweight history, as well as victories over Vitaly Minakov, Mirko Cro Cop, Antoni Hardonk and Matt Mitrione, the Parisian is planning for a successful homecoming on Oct. 10.

On the heels of a dominant TKO victory over veteran Matt Mitrione atBellator 243 i august, Tim Johnson is set to compete for the third time in 2020 seeking revenge in a rematch from 2018 against Cheick Kongo. Now training out of Las Vegas, Johnson has quickly earned his place near the top of the Bellator heavyweight division with his recent wins, including a viral knockout over top prospect Tyrell Fortune in February. Boasting a career record of 14-6, med 11 coming by way of finish, the Minnesota-born military veteran looks to carry his momentum into a fight that has future world title implications.

Currently riding a three-fight win streak, Michael "Venom" Page, better known to fans as “MVP,” returns with the intention of spoiling the debut of European welterweight prospect, Ross Houston. Holding a career record of 17-1, med 14 wins coming by way of stoppage, the pride of London Shootfighters looks to remind people why he is one of the most exciting strikers in all of MMA. In addition to his MMA accolades, Page is a 10-time kickboxing world champion and also undefeated as a professional boxer.

After signing with Bellator in February, Scotland’s Ross Houston will make his promotional debut against one of Bellator’s biggest stars in Michael Page. “The Hitman” plans on keeping his 8-0, 1 NC undefeated record intact and moving one step closer to Bellator gold in the toughest test of his career to date. With three submission victories to his name, Houston’s Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills make him a viable threat if the fight goes to the ground against one of Bellator’s most feared strikers.

Follow Bellator France on Instagram@BellatorFrance og på Facebook påwww.facebook.com/BellatorFrance/.

Besøgwww.Bellator.fr ogBellator.com for yderligere information.

OpdateretBellator ParisCard:

Heavyweight Feature Fight: Cheick Kongo(30-10-2, 1 NC) vs.Tim Johnson(14-6)

Weltervægt Feature Fight: Michael Page(17-1) vs.Ross Houston(8-0, 1 NC)

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Ringstar Sports to live stream Ringstar France fight card on Saturday!

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WATCH LIVE ON RINGSTAR.COM
Lørdag, Marts 10, 2018
LIVE FROM LA SEINE MUSICALE, PARIS
STARTING AT 3 PM ET/12 PM PT
FIGHT CARD;
CEDRIC VITU VS. BRIAN CARLOS CASTAÑO
WBA SUPER WELTERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT – 12 RUNDER
SOULEYMANE CISSOKHO VS. PAVEL SEMJONOV
INTERNATIONAL MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT – 8 RUNDER
MONEY POWELL, IV VS. GADZHIMURAD IBRAGIMOV
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT – 6 RUNDER
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Established in February 2017, Ringstar France, will host its fourth televised event on March 10th at La Seine Musicale in Paris.
Argentinian WBA super welterweight interim champion Brian Carlos Castaño (14-0, 10 KOS) travels to France to make his first world championship title defense against challenger and former EBU titleholder Cedric Vitu (46-2, 19 KOS) live from La Seine Musicale, i Paris, Frankrig.
“I look forward to the fight with the Frenchman Cedric Vitu. I want to put on a couple of great fights for the year coming up and the first should be with Cedric Vitu,” Castaño said.
Back in July, Castaño got his biggest win to date when he defeated Michel Soro in Evian, Frankrig. Castaño is arguably the most gifted Argentine boxer to come along in many years. Prior to turning pro in 2012 he was highly regarded as an amateur.
During his amateur career that yielded nearly 180 vinder, he beat 2012 Olympic Silver medalist Esquiva Falcao, US. Olympian (and current IBF welterweight titleholder) Errol Spence Jr. and current middleweight standout Sergey Derevyanchenko.
Cedric Vitu held the EBU light middleweight title between 2015 og 2017, with three successful title defenses. Vitu first challenged for the EBU title in 2012, facing the undefeated Sergey Rabchenko in Manchester on the undercard of Ricky Hatton’s comeback bout against Vyacheslav Senchenko. Rabchenko, promoted by Hatton, prevailed on a split decision.
Juni 2015, Vitu got another shot at the EBU title against Orlando Fiordigiglio in Brescia. He won the title beating Fiordigiglio by technical knockout in round 11. Back in France, Vitu retained his belt against Roberto Santos in December 2015 and Ruben Varon in March 2016. He was named European Boxer of the Year by the EBU on June 2016. Vitu notched another successful defense against Isaac Real on January 2017. I maj, he fought in an IBF title eliminator against Marcello Matano. Vitu defeated Matano with a round 10 WHO, becoming the mandatory challenger to IBF champion, Jarrett Hurd. Following his win, Vitu vacated the EBU title.
The Super Welterweight championship fight will be supported in an explosive matchup between Souleymane Cissokho and Pavel Semjonon, and Ringstar Sports prospect, Money Powell, IV vs. Gadzhimurad Ibragimov in a Super Middleweight bout.