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Bellator Championship Series: Paris event for Nov. 16 canceled

PFL announces the cancelation of the Bellator Championship Series: Paris event for Nov. 16. The bouts on the card will get rescheduled.

Bellator Championship Series: Paris will not be going down after all.

The Bellator card, which was scheduled to go down on Nov. 16 at ADIDAS Arena in Paris, has been canceled and the fighters who were competing on the event will be rescheduled for other cards. PFL, Bellator’s parent company, announced the news Thursday.

Bellator Championship Series: Paris was supposed to be headlined by a bantamweight title fight between [autotag]Patchy Mix[/autotag] and [autotag]Leandro Higo[/autotag]. No word yet on when and where that bout will now take place.

No specific reason for the cancelation was given, but PFL did clarify that previously purchased tickets have been refunded. Additionally, purchasers will receive a buy one, get one ticket purchase opportunity for PFL Europe Championship in Lyon, France on Dec. 14.

Outside of the championship, fight, two other bouts were previously reported for the card: [autotag]Baissangour Chamsoudinov[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Oliver Enkamp[/autotag], and [autotag]Imamshafi Aliev[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Mike Shipman[/autotag]. No details on the new dates for those bouts.

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Bellator Champions Series: Paris headlined by Patchy Mix vs. Leandro Higo bantamweight title fight

Bantamweight champion Patchy Mix will look to make his second title defense in Paris.

Bantamweight champion [autotag]Patchy Mix[/autotag] will look to make his second title defense in Paris.

Mix (20-1) meets [autotag]Leandro Higo[/autotag] (23-6) in the main event of Bellator Champions Series: Paris on Nov. 16 at ADIDAS Arena in Paris, the promotion announced Tuesday. The event will be co-headlined by France’s undefeated [autotag]Baissangour Chamsoudinov[/autotag] (8-0), who takes on [autotag]Oliver Enkamp[/autotag] (11-4) in a welterweight bout.

After unifying the bantamweight title with a second-round submission of Sergio Pettis this past November at Bellator 301, Mix notched his first title defense with a split decision win over Magomed Magomedov in May in Paris.

Higo will earn a second shot at the Bellator bantamweight title after back-to-back wins over Nikita Mikhailov and James Gallagher on short notice at featherweight. The 35-year-old Brazilian has won five of his past six.

The Bellator Champions Series: Paris lineup includes:

  • Patchy Mix vs. Leandro Higo – for bantamweight title
  • Baissangour Chamsoudinov vs. Oliver Enkamp

Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 15-21)

Check out the UFC, PFL, and Bellator fights that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC, PFL, and Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Jan. 15-21.

Cedric Doumbe to headline PFL Europe 1 against fellow unbeaten Baissangour Chamsoudinov

What will Cedric Doumbe have in store for his second PFL appearance? Fans will soon find out.

What will [autotag]Cedric Doumbe[/autotag] have in store for his second PFL appearance? Fans will soon find out.

Coming off an electrifying win in his promotional debut, Doumbe is set to return March 7 at PFL Europe 1, where he’ll take on fellow undefeated French welterweight [autotag]Baissangour Chamsoudinov[/autotag] in the night’s main event at Accor Arena in Paris.

A PFL official confirmed the matchup to MMA Junkie on Thursday.

Doumbe (5-0), a former Glory Kickboxing champion, had a scintillating PFL debut on Sept. 30 when he knocked out Jordan Zebo in just nine seconds. Following a theatrical walkout from Doumbe, the fight was over in an instant once he caught a high kick and hammered Zebo with a left hand and quick follow-up shots on the mat that led to the finish.

Doumbe figures to face a stern test in Chamsoudinov (8-0), who is coming over from Ares FC where he went 4-0. Chamsoudinov has three finishes in his career, including most recently against former “The Ultimate Fighter” winner Efrain Escudero by second-round knockout with punches.

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