{"id":41258,"date":"2026-10-26T04:18:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T04:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Unbeaten-French-champ-Bafode-Gassama-to-make-PFL-debut-in-Lyon-203358"},"modified":"2026-10-26T04:18:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T04:18:39","slug":"unbeaten-french-champ-bafode-gassama-to-make-pfl-debut-in-lyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/unbeaten-french-champ-bafode-gassama-to-make-pfl-debut-in-lyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Unbeaten French champ Bafode Gassama to make PFL debut in Lyon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bafode
\nGassama<\/a> will make his
\nProfessional Fighters League<\/a> debut against Coby
\nBradford<\/a> in a light heavyweight matchup at
\nPFL Lyon<\/a> on Dec. 19.<\/p>\n

The promotion announced the 205-pound clash on social media
\nSaturday. The event will take place at LDLC Arena near Lyon,
\nFrance, and will be headlined by Taylor
\nLapilus<\/a> vs. Mitchell
\nMcKee<\/a> for the inaugural PFL bantamweight championship.<\/p>\n

Bafode Gassama faces Coby Bradford in light heavyweight matchup
\nat PFL Lyon on Dec. 19<\/h2>\n

Gassama (4-0) captured the Hexagone MMA light heavyweight
\nchampionship with a unanimous decision victory over Lajos Papp<\/a>
\nin April. The 32-year-old Frenchman has finished three of his four
\nprofessional opponents.<\/p>\n

Bradford (6-4), meanwhile, won his PFL debut by submitting Chad Yard<\/a>
\nwith a rear-naked choke when the promotion visited Washington,
\nD.C., on July 25.<\/p>\n

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\nFormer Hexagone Light Heavyweight Champion Bafode
\nGassama<\/a> makes his PFL debut against Coby
\nBradford<\/a> at PFL Lyon! #PFLLyon | Saturday, December 19th |
\n\ud83d\udccdLDLC Arena | \ud83c\udf9f\ufe0fhttps:\/\/t.co\/EaBBxOkm4w https:\/\/t.co\/KJjfOU6q9L<\/p>\n

\u2014 PFL (@PFLMMA)
\nOctober 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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