The official weigh-ins for Bellator Champions Series: Paris are in the books, and all but one fighter hit their marks.
In the main event, Patchy Mix (19-1) defends his bantamweight title in a rematch against Magomed Magomedov (20-3). Both fighters made championship weight at 135 pounds.
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In the co-headliner, French superstar Cedric Doumbe (5-1) takes on Jaleel Willis (16-5) in a 175-pound catchweight bout. Doumbe weighed in at 175.5, whereas Willis came slightly under at 174.6.
Thibault Gouti (17-6) was the only fighter who missed weight. Gouti takes on Archie Colgan (9-0) at lightweight, but weighed in at 157.7 pounds and will be fined a percentage of his purse. Colgan was on weight at 154.9.
The weigh-ins took place at the Bellator host hotel. Accor Arena in Paris hosts Friday’s event (Max, MMA Junkie).
The full Bellator Champions Series: Paris weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (Max, 3 p.m. ET)
- Champ Patchy Mix (135) vs. Magomed Magomedov (135) – for bantamweight title
- Cedric Doumbe (175.5) vs. Jaleel Willis (174.6)
- Gregory Babene (185.7) vs. Costello van Steenis (185.8)
- Jonas Bilharinho (145.9) vs. Yves Landu (145.4)
- Archie Colgan (154.9) vs. Thibault Gouti (157.7)*
- Louis Sutherland (265.9) vs. Slim Trabelsi (239.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Max, noon ET)
- Mansour Barnaoui (153.7) vs. Yusuke Yachi (155.3)
- Steven Hill (184.3) vs. Mike Shipman (185.9)
- Aspen Ladd (145.8) vs. Katerina Shakalova (144.2)
- Asael Adjoudj (145.9) vs. Bruno Fontes (145.4)
*Gouti missed the lightweight limit and will be fined a percentage of his purse.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event page for Bellator Champions Series: Paris.
