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.