Bellator returns to Paris, France, today with an exciting 14-fight card. In the main event, the “Dream Catcher” Gegard Mousasi will look to earn a rematch against Johnny Eblen for the Bellator Middleweight Championship after losing the title at Bellator 282. To earn the honor, Mousasi will have to get through the incredibly skilled Fabian Edwards.
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Before the main card ensues, fight fans will get their appetites wet with a stacked preliminary card. The 10-figh preliminary card will feature some of the top-talent from France including lightweight Davy Gallon and featherweights Kevin Petshi, Yves Landu, and Fabacarry Diatta. There are two head-to-head bouts featuring Frenchmen as well. Asael Adjoudj and Georges Sadu will do battle in a fight contracted for 150-lbs. and Bourama Camara will welcome fellow countryman Romain Debienne for the first time to the Bellator cage.
The preliminary card also features some top athletes well-versed in the Bellator cage. Bellator staples Simon Biyoung and Jose Augusto with throwdown in an intriguing light heavyweight fight. Oliver Enkamp hopes to secure a fifth victory in the Bellator cage against SBG Ireland’s Luca Poclit and former Bellator flyweight title challenger Denise Kielholtz will look to snap a three-fight losing streak against Brazil’s Paula “Bittencourt” Cristina.