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Bellator mixed martial arts event in 2023
Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards
The poster for Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards
PromotionBellator MMA
DateMay 12, 2023 (2023-May-12)
VenueAccor Arena
CityParis, France
Event chronology
Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero

Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards (also known as Bellator Paris) was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on May 12, 2023, at Accor Arena in Paris, France.

Background

The event marked the promotion's third visit to Paris and first since Bellator 280 in May 2022.

A middleweight title eliminator bout between former two-time Bellator Middleweight Champion Gegard Mousasi and Fabian Edwards headlined the event.

A Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal bout between Mansour Barnaoui and Sidney Outlaw was scheduled to serve as the co-main event. 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.

A bantamweight bout between Brett Johns and Marcirley Alves Da Silva, as well a middleweight bout between Gregory Babene and Kyle Stewart were scheduled for this event. However, the week of the event, Johns pulled out due to staph infection and Stewart was not approved by the commission due to his partial myopia.

At weigh-ins, Steven Hill weighed in at 174.8 pounds for his fight against Nicolo Solli – 3.8 pounds over the welterweight non-title bout limit, leading to Solli to refusing to accept the bout. Romain Debienne weighed in at 172.4 lbs, 1.4 pounds over the limit, and was fined a percentage of his purse which went to his opponent.

Results

Main card (Showtime)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Fabian Edwards def. Gegard Mousasi Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00
Lightweight Brent Primus def. Mansour Barnaoui Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00
Middleweight Douglas Lima def. Costello van Steenis Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Thibault Gouti def. Kane Mousah KO (punch) 2 3:58
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Women's Flyweight Denise Kielholtz def. Paula Cristina Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Luca Poclit def. Oliver Enkamp Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Saul Rogers vs. Davy Gallon No Contest (overturned) 1 2:12
Featherweight Yves Landu def. Piotr Niedzielski Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (141 lb) Sarvarjon Khamidov def. Kevin Petshi Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 1:33
Lightweight Tim Wilde def. Chris Gonzalez Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Fabacary Diatta def. Keir Harvie Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Catchweight (150 lb) Asaël Adjoudj def. Georges Sasu Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Romain Debienne def. Bourama Camara KO (punches) 2 1:04
Light Heavyweight José Augusto Azevedo def. Simon Biyong Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
  1. Bellator Middleweight title eliminator.
  2. Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout.
  3. Originally a Submission (D'Arce choke) victory for Rogers. Overturned due to referee error on stoppage.
  4. Debienne missed weight (172.4 lb).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bellator Paris: Fabian Edwards to fight Gegard Mousasi in May middleweight title eliminator". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. Harvey Leonard (2023-01-12). "Gegard Mousasi vs. Fabian Edwards headlines Bellator Paris, MMA Twitter Reacts". MMA News. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. "Brett Johns added to Bellator 296 card in Paris | MMA UK". mmauk.net. 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  7. "Johns withdraws from Da Silva fight". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  8. FightBookMMA (2023-05-09). "Bellator 296 Press Conference Quotes From The Eiffel Tower". FightBook MMA. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  9. Sherdog.com. "Bellator 296 Weigh-in Results: Main Event Set; 1 Fight Canceled". Sherdog. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  10. "Bellator 296 weigh-in results: One fight canceled, lightweight grand prix quarterfinal official". MMA Junkie. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  11. "Bellator MMA | Bellator 296". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
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