PFL Lyon: unbeaten Frenchman Bafode Gassama debuts against Coby Bradford
The unbeaten Frenchman (4-0), who won the Hexagone light heavyweight title in April, fights on December 19 at the event featuring the first PFL bantamweight title fight.
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The PFL has added an unbeaten French fighter to its December 19 event at LDLC Arena near Lyon: Bafode Gassama makes his light heavyweight debut against Coby Bradford. The promotion announced the bout on social media on Saturday, Sherdog reports.
Gassama, 32, is unbeaten as a professional (4-0) and has finished three of his fights. In April he won the light heavyweight title of French promotion Hexagone MMA with a unanimous decision over Lajos Papp, according to Sherdog. Bradford (6-4) won his PFL debut on July 25 in Washington by rear-naked choke against Chad Yard.
In the PFL Lyon main event, Taylor Lapilus and Mitchell McKee fight for the inaugural PFL bantamweight title.