Bellator 280: Bader vs Kongo 2 Results, Card, Weigh-In, Time
Bellator 280: Bader vs Kongo 2 event will feature a rematch between Bellator World Champion Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo.
The event will air on May 6 from Accor Arena in Paris, France. The prelims card for the event will start airing from 1:00 PM ET while the main card will start from 4 PM ET.
Bader and Congo earlier clashed at Bellator 226 in September 2019. That bout ended with an accidental eye poke from Bader, which rendered Congo unable to continue and the bout was stopped as a no-contest. The pair will meet in a rematch after almost 3 years.
Also on the main card, Yoel Romero faces Alex Polizzi in a light heavyweight co-main event bout. Benjamin Brander takes on Davy Gallon in a lightweight bout. A pair of middleweight bouts between Kyle Stewart vs. Lorenz Larkin, and Gregory Babene vs. Mike Shipman completes the main card.
Check here for the complete details on Bellator 280: Bader vs Congo 2 event.
Event Info
Results & Card
Main Card
- Ryan Bader(c) defeated Cheick Kongo via unanimous decision(50-45,50-45,50-45) – Heavyweight World Title Bout Main Event
- Yoel Romero defeated Alex Polizzi via TKO at 4:59 of Round 3 – Light Heavyweight Bout Co-Main Event
- Davy Gallon defeated Benjamin Brander via TKO at 3:18 of Round 2 – Lightweight Bout
- Lorenz Larkin defeated Kyle Stewart via TKO at 4:44 of Round 1 – Middleweight Bout
- Gregory Babene defeated Mike Shipman via KO at 2:11 of Round 1 – Middleweight Bout
Prelims
- Piotr Niedzielski defeated Pedro Carvalho via Splid Decision (29 – 28, 29 – 28, 29 – 28) – Featherweight Bout
- Thibault Gouti defeated Lewis Long via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) – Welterweight Bout
- Jordan Barton defeated Fabacary Diatta via Split Decision (29 – 28, 29 – 28, 29 – 28) – Featherweight Bout
- Soren Bak defeated Charlie Leary via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) – Catchweight 160 lbs Bout
- Yves Landu defeated Gavin Hughes via TKO (body kick) at 3:01 of Round 1 – Lightweight Bout
- Lucie Bertaud defeated Katarzyna Sadura via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) – Women’s Strawweight Bout
- Youcef Ouabbas defeated Matthieu Duclos via TKO (punches) at 4:17 of Round 1 – – Middleweight Bout
- Bourama Camara defeated Victor Verchere via KO (punches) at 3:06 of Round 1 – Welterweight Bout
Weigh-In Results
- Ryan Bader(232.8 lbs) vs. Cheick Kongo(241.4 lbs) – Heavyweights
- Alex Polizzi(202.8 lbs) vs. Yoel Romero(204.6 lbs) – Light Heavyweights
- Benjamin Brander(154.6 lbs) vs. Davy Gallon(155 lbs) – Lightweights
- Kyle Stewart(185.6 lbs) vs. Lorenz Larkin(185.6 lbs) – Middleweights
- Gregory Babene(185.6 lbs) vs. Mike Shipman(185.8 lbs) – Middleweights
- Piotr Niedzielski(145.2 lbs) vs. Pedro Carvalho(145 lbs) – Featherweights
- Thibault Gouti(170.8 lbs) vs. Lewis Long(170.8 lbs) – Welterweights
- Jordan Barton(145.5 lbs) vs. Fabacary Diatta(145 lbs) – Featherweight
- Charlie Leary(160 lbs) vs. Soren Bak(159 lbs) – Catchweight 160 lbs
- Gavin Hughes(155.2 lbs) vs. Yves Landu(155.6 lbs) – Lightweights
- Katarzyna Sadura(125.2 lbs) vs. Lucie Bertaud(125.2 lbs) – Women’s Strawweights
- Mathieu Duclos(185.8 lbs) vs. Youcef Ouabbas(185.2 lbs) – Middleweights
- Bourama Camara(170.4 lbs) vs Victor Verchere(169.2lbs) – Welterweights
