Bellator 296 Weigh-in Results: Main Event Set; 1 Fight Canceled

Bellator MMA is set to make its return to Paris, France, as the card is official following the official Bellator 296 weigh-ins.

Middleweight main event fighters Gegard Mousasi and Fabian Edwards both had no trouble making weight. However, two preliminary contests were marred by participants missing weight, with one of the fights being canceled. The most notable miss was Steven Hill coming in 3.8 pounds over the welterweight limit for his fight against Nicolo Solli, and the fight has been axed as a result. Additionally, Romain Debienne has been fined a percentage of his purse for coming in at 172.4 pounds for his welterweight bout against Bourama Camara.

The 37-year-old “Dreamcatcher” returns to the Bellator cage for the first time since dropping the title to Johnny Eblen. The unanimous decision defeat snapped a four-fight win streak. Mousasi (49-8-2) will look to show he still has more left in the tank. The veteran fighter weighed 185.6 pounds for the main event.

This marks the biggest opportunity in the career of Edwards (11-2) and his second Bellator main event. After dropping back-to-back decisions to Costello van Steenis and Austin Vanderford, “The Assassin” bounced back with a vicious KO of Lyoto Machida and a decision win over Charlie Ward. Weighing 184.8 pounds, Edwards will look to use that momentum to gain a title fight.

Bellator 296 will air live on Showtime at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. Prelims begin on YouTube at noon ET/9 a.m. PT.

Bellator 296 Weigh-in Results:

Gegard Mousasi (185.6) vs. Fabian Edwards (184.8)
Mansour Barnaoui (154.6) vs. Brent Primus (154.6)
Douglas Lima (185.8) vs. Costello van Steenis (185.8)
Thibault Gouti (155.6) vs. Kane Mousah (155.2)
Jose Augusto Azevedo Barros (205.2) vs. Simon Biyong (205.6)
Bourama Camara (170.1) vs. Romain Debienne (172.4)*
Asael Adjoudj (150) vs. Georges Sasu (149.6)
Fabacary Diatta (145.4) vs. Keir Harvie (145.8)
Christopher Gonzalez (155.4) vs. Tim Wilde (156)
Sarvarjon Hamidov (140.6) vs. Kevin Petshi (140.4)
Yves Landu (145.8) vs. Piotr Niedzielski (146.2)
Davy Gallon (155.4) vs. Saul Rogers (155.8)
Oliver Enkamp (170) vs. Luca Poclit (169.6)
Paula Cristina dos Santos Silva (126) vs. Denise Kielholtz (125.2)
Steven Hill (174.8)** vs. Nicolo Solli (170.8)
*Debienne missed weight and was fined for being 1.4 pounds over the welterweight limit.
**The fight was canceled due to Hill being 3.8 pounds over the welterweight limit.

This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com

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