Bellator 280 Weigh-in Results: Heavyweight Title Fight Official

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Bellator MMA's return to Paris is set after a successful Bellator 280 weigh-in that saw all fighters make weight.

Headlining the promotion's second mixed martial arts card in France is a heavyweight title rematch between Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo. The duo's first meeting, which came back in 2019, ended as a no contest after an accidental eye poke. Now, Kongo will get a second shot at championship gold.

Bader (29-7, 1 NC) has had an up-and-down career since the no contest, having lost his light heavyweight belt to Vadim Nemkov and suffering a 51-second knockout to Corey Anderson. However, Bader also won a five-round decision over Lyoto Machida, and unified the heavyweight straps against interim titleholder Valentin Moldavsky in his most recent bout. Bader officially weighed 232.8 pounds, clocking in as the lighter man.



Kongo (31-11-2, 1 NC) has only fought twice since his first encounter with Bader. After dropping a split decision to Tim Johnson, the French fighter rebounded with a rear-naked choke victory over Sergei Kharitonov. Kongo enters the bout weighing 241.4 pounds.

Bellator 280's main card will air live on Showtime at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT on Friday, with prelims streaming on YouTube at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.

Bellator 280 Weigh-in Results:

Ryan Bader (232.8) vs. Cheick Kongo (241.4)
Alex Polizzi (202.8) vs. Yoel Romero (204.6)
Benjamin Brander (154.6) vs. Davy Gallon (155)
Lorenz Larkin (185.6) vs. Kyle Stewart (185.6)
Gregory Babene (185.6) vs. Mike Shipman (185.8)
Pedro Carvalho (145) vs. Piotr Niedzielski (145.2)
Thibault Gouti (170.8) vs. Lewis Long (170.8)
Jordan Barton (145.2) vs. Fabacary Diatta (145)
Soren Bak (159) vs. Charlie Leary (160)
Gavin Hughes (155.2) vs. Yves Landu (155.6)
Lucie Bertaud (125.2) vs. Katarzyna Sadura (125.2)
Matthieu Letho Duclos (185.8) vs. Youcef Ouabbas (185.2)
Bourama Camara (170.4) vs. Victor de Lima Verchere (169.2)