PHOENIX – Bellator is heading back to Paris with the heavyweight title on the line. After Ryan Bader ’s win over Valentin Moldavsky in the Bellator 273 main event Saturday at Footprint Center in Phoenix, the promotion announced Bader (29-7 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) will defend his belt against Cheick Kongo (31-11-2 MMA, 13-3 BMMA) in Kongo’s home city. The card will take place May 6 at Accor Arena, Bellator officials announced following Saturday’s event. Kongo was cageside in Phoenix and was brought into the cage for a brief and civil faceoff with Bader just moments after Bader’s grinding 25-minute win. “Bringing Bellator to France in 2020 was one of the highlights of my career, and I knew that it was the start of a long run of big events in Paris,” Bellator president Scott Coker stated.
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Ryan Bader vs. Cheick Kongo heavyweight title fight set for May 6 in Paris – MMA Junkie