Bellator is again this week, and the bantamweight title is on the road in a rematch in one of many world’s most iconic cities.

Right here’s the best way to watch Bellator Champions Sequence: Paris, with a whole lineup and take a look at the title battle rematch in “The Metropolis of Mild.”

Broadcast and streaming information

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Bellator Champions Sequence: Paris takes place Friday at Accor Enviornment in Paris. The primary card streams on the Max platform (previously HBO Max) at 3 p.m. ET.

The prelims stream on Max at midday ET.

Venue information

Accor Enviornment

Accor Enviornment is considered one of Paris’ longest working indoor venues. It opened in 1984 and later this yr will host the basketball finals and a few gymnastics occasions throughout the 2024 Summer season Olympics. The world has performed host to Bellator and the UFC up to now, and is a daily live performance tour cease for a lot of recording artists.

Bantamweight title battle

Patchy Combine def. Magomed Magomedov – Bellator 289

It’s been lower than two years since Patchy Combine (19-1) and Magomed Magomedov (20-3) first met within the Bellator bantamweight grand prix semifinals. At Bellator 289 in December 2022, Combine asserted himself as one of many world’s greatest 135-pounders when he tapped Magomedov with a guillotine choke. Combine moved on to the event remaining and knocked out Raufeon Stots to win the interim belt. He unified it with an almost flawless efficiency and submission of champ Sergio Pettis this previous November.

Magomedov by no means had been completed earlier than Combine submitted him. His solely two losses previous to that have been to Stots by choice and former UFC bantamweight champ Petr Yan. The previous bantamweight champ in Russia’s ACB promotion is 4-2 below the Bellator banner with three submissions, together with one towards the extremely touted Danny Sabatello in July 2023 in Japan.

Co-main occasion

Cedric Doumbe, PFL Europe 1

Cedric Doumbe (5-1) will probably be in search of redemption in entrance of his house followers when he meets Jaleel Willis (16-5). Born in Cameroon, Doumbe has lived in France since he was a baby. However his good MMA profession, on the heels of a 75-win kickboxing profession, with 5 knockouts in his first 5 fights went awry in March in his second PFL battle when he took a TKO towards Baissangour Chamsoudinov due to a toe damage.

Key prelim

2023 PFL Championships at The Anthem in Washington D.C., Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Aspen Ladd (11-5) has had loads of ups and downs the previous 5 years, and the ups and downs have continued after she got here to the PFL after her run within the UFC. She’s 2-2 in teh promotion, however now will strive issues out below the Bellator banner when she meets Katerina Shakalova (8-1). After an 8-0 begin, Ladd is 3-5 – however three of these losses got here to former UFC champion Germaine de Randamie, present champ Raquel Pennington and two-time PFL champ Kayla Harrison.

Full battle card

MAIN CARD (Max, 3 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Patchy Combine vs. Magomed Magomedov – for bantamweight title
  • Cedric Doumbe vs. Jaleel Willis
  • Gregory Babene vs. Costello van Steenis
  • Jonas Bilharinho vs. Yves Landu
  • Archie Colgan vs. Thibault Gouti
  • Louis Sutherland vs. Slim Trabelsi

PRELIMINARY CARD (Max, midday ET)

  • Mansour Barnaoui vs. Yusuke Yachi
  • Imamshafi Aliev vs. Mike Shipman
  • Aspen Ladd vs. Katerina Shakalova
  • Asael Adjoudj vs. Bruno Fontes

For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion web page for Bellator Champions Sequence: Paris.