Bellator Champions Series 2

Bellator Champions Series 2: Mix vs. Magomedov 2 (also known as Bellator Champions Series Paris) was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA, that took place on May 17, 2024, at the Accor Arena in Paris, France.^[1][2]

Bellator Champions Series 2: Mix vs. Magomedov 2
The poster for Bellator Champions Series 2: Mix vs. Magomedov 2
Promotion	Bellator MMA
Date	May 17, 2024 (2024-05-17)
Venue	Accor Arena
City	Paris, France
Event chronology
Bellator Champions Series 1: Anderson vs. Moore Bellator Champions Series 2: Mix vs. Magomedov 2 Bellator Champions Series 3: Jackson vs. Kuramagomedov

Background

The event marked the promotion's fourth visit to Paris and first since Bellator 296 in May 2023.^[3]

A Bellator Lightweight World Championship bout between current champion Usman Nurmagomedov and Alexandr Shabliy was expected to headlined the event.^[4] However, Nurmagomedov withdrew due to injury and the bout was scrapped.^[5]

A Bellator Bantamweight World Championship bout between current champion (also Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix winner) Patchy Mix and Magomed Magomedov was expected to take place at the co-main event.^[6] Due to the originally main event was cancelled, the bout was promoted to main event instead.^[7] The pairing previously met at Bellator 289 in December 2022, which Mix won by second round technical submission.^[8]

A welterweight bout between former two-time Glory Welterweight Champion Cédric Doumbé and Derek Anderson was expected to serve as the co-main event.^[9] However, Anderson was involved in a hit-and-run accident that severely injured his left foot and withdrew from the bout.^[10] He was replaced by former LFA Welterweight Champion Jaleel Willis.^[11]

At weigh-ins, Thibault Gouti came in at 157.7 pounds, 1.7 pounds over the lightweight non-title limit. His bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined a percent of his purse which went to his opponent Archie Colgan.^[12]

Results

Main card (MAX / DAZN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Patchy Mix (c)	def.	Magomed Magomedov	Decision (split) (46–49, 48–47, 48–47)	5	5:00	[a]
Catchweight (175 lbs)	Cédric Doumbé	def.	Jaleel Willis	TKO (punches)	1	3:33
Middleweight	Costello van Steenis	def.	Gregory Babene	Submission (Von Flue choke)	2	2:16	[b]
Featherweight	Yves Landu	def.	Jonas Bilharinho	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Archie Colgan	def.	Thibault Gouti	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26)	3	5:00	[c]
Preliminary card (MAX)
Heavyweight	Slim Trabelsi	def.	Louis Sutherland	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Mansour Barnaoui	def.	Yusuke Yachi	Submission (brabo choke)	1	4:08
Middleweight	Mike Shipman	def.	Steven Hill	TKO (retirement)	1	5:00
Women's Featherweight	Aspen Ladd	def.	Ekaterina Shakalova	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Asaël Adjoudj	def.	Bruno Fontes	TKO (punches)	2	1:11

1. For the Bellator Bantamweight World Championship.
2. Bellator Middleweight title eliminator.
3. Gouti missed weight (157.7 lb).

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See also

• Martial Arts portal

• 2024 in Bellator MMA
• List of Bellator MMA events
• List of current Bellator fighters