| Bellator 299: Eblen vs. Edwards | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator 299: Eblen vs. Edwards | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | September 23, 2023 | |||
| Venue | 3Arena | |||
| City | Dublin, Ireland | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 299: Eblen vs. Edwards (also known as Bellator Dublin) was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA, that took place on September 23, 2023, at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. [1] [2] [3]
The event marked the promotion's 10th visit to Dublin and first since Bellator 291 in February 2023. [3]
A Bellator Middleweight World Championship bout between current champion Johnny Eblen and Fabian Edwards headlined the event. [1]
A women's featherweight bout between Sinead Kavanagh and Sara Collins took place at the event. [4] [5]
Khasan Magomedsharipov was scheduled to face Martin McDonough in the featherweight bout, however his opponent pulled out and was replaced by Piotr Niedzielski. [6] At weigh-ins, Niedzielski weighed in at 147.8 pounds, 1.8 pounds over the featherweight non-title limit. Due to this, the bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to Magomedsharipov. [7]
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Johnny Eblen (c) | def. | Fabian Edwards | KO (punches) | 3 | 0:21 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Aaron Pico | def. | Pedro Carvalho | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:05 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Sara Collins | def. | Sinead Kavanagh | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Mads Burnell | def. | Daniel Weichel | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Levan Chokheli | def. | Sabah Homasi | KO (front kick) | 1 | 1:51 | |
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Peter Queally | vs. | Daniele Miceli | No Contest (illegal soccer kick) | 1 | 0:26 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | Jay-Jay Wilson | def. | Mansour Barnaoui | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Grégory Babene | def. | Charlie Ward | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:03 | |
| Catchweight (140 lb) | Ciarán Clarke | def. | Przemysław Górny | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 2:52 | |
| Welterweight | Luca Poclit | def. | Roman Faraldo | Submission (brabo choke) | 1 | 2:18 | |
| Catchweight (147.8 lb) | Khasan Magomedsharipov | def. | Piotr Niedzielski | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 3:58 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Featherweight | Darragh Kelly | def. | Jelle Zeegers | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:42 | |
| Featherweight | Otto Rodrigues | def. | Brian Moore | Submission (arm triangle choke) | 2 | 1:31 | |
| Lightweight | Attila Korkmaz | def. | Davy Gallon | TKO (head kick and punches) | 3 | 0:23 | |
| Featherweight | Asaël Adjoudj | def. | Ibrahim Al-Faqih Hassan | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Josh O'Connor | def. | Kenny Mokhonoana | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Romain Debienne | def. | Nicolò Solli | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:39 | |
| Heavyweight | Sergey Bilostenniy | def. | Kasim Aras | TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | 1 | 2:33 | |
| Lightweight | Mark Ewen | def. | Noah Gugnon | TKO (elbows and punches) | 2 | 3:51 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Mackenzie Stiller | def. | Chiara Penco | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
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