Bellator MMA's return to Paris is set after a successful Bellator 280 weigh-in that saw all fighters make weight.
Headlining the promotion's second mixed martial arts card in France is a heavyweight title rematch between Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo. The duo's first meeting, which was back in 2019, ended as a no contest after an accidental eye poke. Now Kongo will get a second shot at championship gold.
Bader (29-7, 1 NC) has had an up-and-down career since the no contest having lost his light heavyweight belt to Vadim Nemkov and being knocked out in just 51 seconds by Corey Anderson.