Paris – Bellator returns to Paris this Friday night and part of that event is lightweight Mansour Barnaoui who takes on Yusuke Yachi.
Barnaoui (20-6) fights in Paris for the second time in 12 months and it’s a welcome feeling for the Paris resident.
“This time it’s for me. It’s a bigger one so I want to win and I will (do) everything (to) win,” Barnaoui told reporters including Cageside Press through a translator during a media call on Tuesday.
The French lightweight is on a two-fight losing streak coming into Bellator Paris. Not a stranger to losing streaks Barnaoui has shown the ability to come back even better after consecutive losses.
“I’m really here for the victory. I made a big training for that and I will win,” he said.
He takes on Yachi who comes over from Rizin FF and makes his Bellator debut in Paris. The ruleset being different than what is done in Bellator it may help Barnaoui in the bout.
“(My) opponent is a former champion from Rizin so he’s here for the victory,” he said.
Barnaoui ends up on the same card as French MMA star Cedric Doumbe who has said he’s the face of French MMA.
“(I) have no response for that,” he said.
“Don’t care.”
Watch the entire media day scrum with Mansour Barnaoui above. He takes on Yusuke Yachi at Bellator Paris on Friday night.
