| Bellator 291: Amosov vs. Storley 2 | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator 291: Amosov vs. Storley 2 | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | February 25, 2023 | |||
| Venue | 3Arena | |||
| City | Dublin, Ireland | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 291: Amosov vs. Storley 2 (also known as Bellator Dublin) was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA, that took place on February 25, 2023, at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. [1] [2]
On February 25, Bellator hosted an event in the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. The event, which was Bellator's tenth event in the nation, after first debuting there in 2016. The promotion stated that the most recent event broke the 3Arena's attendance record. [1]
A Bellator Welterweight World Championship unification bout between current champion Yaroslav Amosov and interim champion Logan Storley headlined the event. [3] The pair previously met at Bellator 252, where Amosov won via split decision. [4]
A featherweight bout between Ciarán Clarke and Keir Harvie was scheduled for this event. [5] However, Harvie pulled out of the bout due to injury two weeks before the event and was replaced by Leonardos Sinis at a catchweight of 147.5 pounds. [6]
A welterweight bout between Oliver Enkamp and Luca Poclit was scheduled for this event. [7] However, Enkamp had to pull out of the bout due to injury. [8]
At the weigh-ins, Leonardos Sinis weighed in at 148.8 pounds, 1.3 pounds over the 147.5 pounds fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight with Sinis being fined 20% of his purse, which went to his opponent Ciarán Clarke. [9]
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Yaroslav Amosov (c) | def. | Logan Storley (ic) | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Jeremy Kennedy | def. | Pedro Carvalho | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Bryce Logan | def. | Peter Queally | TKO (elbow and punches) | 2 | 2:31 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Sinead Kavanagh | def. | Janay Harding | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (148.8 lb) | Ciarán Clarke | def. | Leonardos Sinis | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Karl Moore | def. | Maciej Różański | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Mike Shipman | def. | Charlie Ward | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Oleg Popov | def. | Gökhan Saricam | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Norbert Novenyi Jr. | def. | Andy Manzolo | TKO (punch) | 1 | 3:12 | |
| Bantamweight | Brian Moore | def. | Luca Iovine | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Richie Smullen | def. | Piotr Niedzielski | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Darragh Kelly | def. | Dorval Jordan | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:58 | |
| Featherweight | Asaël Adjoudj | def. | Liam McCracken | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Khasan Magomedsharipov | def. | Rafael Hudson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:40 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Jena Bishop | def. | Elina Kallionidou | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Kenny Mokhonoana | def. | Craig McIntosh | TKO (elbows and punches) | 1 | 3:13 | |
| Catchweight (165 lb) | Dmytrii Hrytsenko | def. | Daniele Scatizzi | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Steven Hill | def. | Joël Kouadja | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:03 | |
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