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Bellator MMA returns to European soil for the first event in France since 2020 as Bellator legend and former two-division champion Ryan Bader defends his heavyweight title against French favourite Cheick Kongo. The main event is a rematch from Bellator 226 in 2019 that ended in a controversial no-contest following a disputed eye poke, creating heightened tension between the two fight camps heading into this bout. Bader will be looking to continue his fine form following a dominant title defence over interim champion Valentin Moldavsky in front of a partisan Phoenix crowd in January. The first French fighter to headline an event on home soil on Bellator鈥檚 Paris debut in 2020, 47-year-old Kongo holds the records for most fights (17) and wins (12) in Bellator heavyweight history.