Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards (also known as Bellator Paris) 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.
Fight Card
Main Card (Showtime)
Middleweight Gegard Mousasi vs. Fabian Edwards Middleweight title eliminator
Lightweight Brent Primus vs. Mansour Barnaoui Lightweight WGP Quarter-Final bout
Middleweight Douglas Lima vs. Costello Van Steenis
Lightweight Thibault Gouti vs. Kane Mousah
Preliminary Card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Lightweight Chris Gonzalez vs. Tim Wilde
Women's Flyweight Denise Kielholtz vs. Paula Cristina
Lightweight Saul Rogers vs. Davy Gallon
Middleweight Gregory Babene vs. Kyle Stewart
Bantamweight Brett Johns vs. Marcirley Alves
Catchweight (141 lb) Sarvarjon Khamidov vs. Kevin Petshi
Featherweight Yves Landu vs. Estabili Amato
Welterweight Oliver Enkamp vs. Luca Poclit
Light Heavyweight José Augusto vs. Simon Biyong
Welterweight Steven Hill vs. Nicolò Solli
Featherweight Fabacary Diatta vs. Aridane Rodriguez
Welterweight Bourama Camara vs. Romain Debienne
Catchweight (150 lb) Georges Sasu vs. Asaël Adjoudj
Background
BELLATOR MMA returns to Paris with a talent-rich card headlined by the return of former Middleweight World Champion Gegard Mousasi against No. 2 ranked Fabian Edwards, who hopes to soon join his brother Leon as world champion. In the co-main event, Parisian Mansour Barnaoui battles ex-titleholder Brent Primus in a Lightweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal. Plus, former Welterweight World Champion Douglas Lima makes his middleweight debut against Costello Van Steenis, and France’s Thibault Gouti clashes with Kane Mousah.
A middleweight title eliminator bout between former Bellator Middleweight Champion Gegard Mousasi and Fabian Edwards is expected to headline the event.
A Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal bout between Mansour Barnaoui and Sidney Outlaw was expected 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.
