We present the results of the Bellator 280 tournament, which took place on the night of May 7 in Paris. The heavyweight title fight between Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo led the event.
Preliminary card:
Welterweight: Burama Kamara defeated Victor Verchier by KO, 1st round
Middleweight: Youssef Wubbas defeated Matthew Duclos by TKO, 1st round
Women's Flyweight: Lucy Berto defeated Katarzyna Sadura via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)
Lightweight: Yves Landu defeated Gavin Hughes by TKO, 1st round
Catchweight (up to 160 lbs): Soren Buck defeated Charlie Leary via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Featherweight: Jordan Barton defeated Fabakari Diatta via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)
Welterweight: Thibaut Gouti defeated Lewis Long via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
Featherweight: Piotr Nedzielski defeated Pedro Carvalho via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)
Main card:
Middleweight: Gregory Baben defeated Michael Shipman by KO, 1st round
Middleweight: Lorenz Larkin defeated Kyle Stewart by TKO, 1st round
Lightweight: Davey Gallon defeated Benjamin Brander via TKO, Round 2
Light Heavyweight: Yoel Romero defeated Alex Polizzi by TKO, round 3
Heavyweight title shot: Ryan Bader (Champion) defeated Cheick Kongo via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
