| Bellator Paris: Mousasi vs. Edwards | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator Paris: Mousasi vs. Edwards. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | May 12, 2023 | |||
| Venue | Accor Arena | |||
| City | Paris, France | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator Paris: Mousasi vs. Edwards is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that will take place on May 12, 2023, at Accor Arena in Paris, France. [1] [2] [3] [4]
A middleweight title eliminator bout between former Bellator Middleweight Champion Gegard Mousasi and Fabian Edwards is expected to headline the event. [1]
A Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal bout between Mansour Barnaoui and Sidney Outlaw is expected to serve as the co-main event. [2]
| Main card (Showtime) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Gegard Mousasi | vs. | Fabian Edwards | ||||
| Lightweight | Mansour Barnaoui | vs. | Sidney Outlaw | [lower-alpha 1] | |||
| Middleweight | Douglas Lima | vs. | Costello Van Steenis | ||||
| Lightweight | Thibault Gouti | vs. | Kane Mousah | ||||
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Saul Rogers | vs. | Davy Gallon | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | José Augusto | vs. | Simon Biyong | ||||
| Announced bouts | |||||||
| Featherweight | Yves Landu | vs. | Estabili Amato | ||||
| Middleweight | Gregory Babene | vs. | Kyle Stewart | ||||
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