Bellator Champions Series 2: Mix vs. Magomedov 2 (also known as Bellator Champions Series Paris) is a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA, that will take place on May 17, 2024, at Accor Arena in Paris, France.
Fight Card
Main card (MAX / DAZN)
Bantamweight Patchy Mix (c) vs. Magomed Magomedov Bantamweight Championship
Welterweight Cédric Doumbé vs. Jaleel Willis
Middleweight Gregory Babene vs. Costello van Steenis Middleweight title eliminator
Featherweight Yves Landu vs. Jonas Bilharinho
Lightweight Thibault Gouti vs. Archie Colgan
Preliminary Card (MAX)
Heavyweight Slim Trabelsi vs. Louis Sutherland
Lightweight Mansour Barnaoui vs. Yusuke Yachi
Middleweight Imamshafi Aliev vs. Mike Shipman
Women's Featherweight Aspen Ladd vs. Ekaterina Shakalova
Featherweight Asaël Adjoudj vs. Bruno Fontes
Background
The event will mark the promotion's fourth visit to Paris and first since Bellator 296 in May 2023.
A Bellator Lightweight World Championship bout between current champion Usman Nurmagomedov and Alexandr Shabliy was expected to headline the event. However, Nurmagomedov withdrew due to injury and the bout was scrapped.
A Bellator Bantamweight World Championship bout between current champion (also Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix winner) Patchy Mix and Magomed Magomedov was expected to take place at the co-main event. Due to the originally main event was cancelled, the bout was promoted to main event instead. The pairing previously met at Bellator 289 in December 2022, which Mix won by second round technical submission.
A welterweight bout between former two-time Glory Welterweight Champion Cédric Doumbé and Derek Anderson was expected to serve as the co-main event. However, Anderson was involved in a hit-and-run accident that severly injured his left foot and withdrew from the bout. He was replaced by former LFA Welterweight Champion Jaleel Willis.
