Patrick
Mix
will defend his bantamweight crown against Leandro
Higo
in the
Bellator Champions Series Paris
headliner on Nov. 16.

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The promotion announced the pairing on Tuesday. In the co-main
event, Baissangour
Chamsoudinov
will square off against Oliver
Enkamp
at welterweight. Bellator Champions Series Paris takes
place at the Adidas Arena in the French capital and will air in its
entirety on Max in the United States beginning at 11 a.m. ET/ 8 a.m
PT.

“Patchy” will take a seven-bout promotional winning streak into his
second official title defense. The 30-year-old New Yorker endured
some struggles in his last outing but emerged with a split-decision
triumph in a rematch against Magomed
Magomedov
at the most recent Bellator Paris event on May 17.
Mix’s record also includes notable triumphs over the likes of
Sergio
Pettis
, Raufeon
Stots
, Kyoji
Horiguchi
and James
Gallagher
.

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Higo has been victorious in five of his last six Bellator
MMA
appearances. Most recently, the 35-year-old Brazilian
outpointed Gallagher at Bellator Champions Series Belfast on March
22.

France’s Chamsoudinov is undefeated in eight professional fights.
He re-signed with Bellator/Professional
Fighters League
after defeating Cedric
Doumbe
via third-round TKO at PFL Europe, a fight that ended in
controversial fashion when the celebrated kickboxer complained
about a splinter in his toe.

A two-time
UFC
veteran, Enkamp has lost two of his last three Bellator
appearances. The Swedish welterweight is coming off a decision
defeat against Luca Poclit
at Bellator 296 in May 2023.

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