PRESS RELEASE – PARIS, FRANCE – A sold out crowd of over 13,000 fans packed the Accor Arena tonight for Bellator 296, the promotion’s third successful event in Paris, France. Several French fighters shined brightly for the partisan Parisian crowd, including Thibault Gouti (17-6), who scored an emphatic knock out over Kane Mousah (14-5) to start the main card off with a bang. The main event saw a coming-of-age performance for Birmingham, England’s Fabian Edwards (12-2), who outclassed MMA icon Gegard Mousasi (49-9-2) en route to a unanimous decision victory (49-46, 49-46, 49-46). NEXT STOP – DUBLIN: With his victory in the main event, Edwards has earned a title shot against undefeated Middleweight World Champion Johnny Eblen (13-0) in a bid to join his brother Leon Edwards World Champion. The two will clash in the main event of BELLATOR Dublin: Eblen vs.
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Bellator 296 results: Fabian Edwards routs Gegard Mousasi – MMA Weekly