Bellator 301

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Bellator 301: Amosov vs. Jackson
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Information
Promotion Bellator MMA
DateNovember 17, 2023 (2023-November-17)
Venue Wintrust Arena
City Chicago, Illinois, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 300: Nurmagomedov vs. Primus Bellator 301: Amosov vs. Jackson PFL vs. Bellator

Bellator 301: Amosov vs. Jackson was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on November 17, 2023, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] The event marked the final event to air on Showtime, [5] and also the final event before Bellator MMA was officially acquired by competitor organization the Professional Fighters League. [6]

Contents

Background

The event marked the promotion's sixth visit to Chicago and the second in 2023 since Bellator 297 in June. [2]

A Bellator Welterweight World Championship bout between current champion Yaroslav Amosov and former LFA Welterweight Champion Jason Jackson headlined the event. [1]

A Bellator Bantamweight World Championship unification bout between current champion Sergio Pettis and interim champion Patchy Mix (also Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix winner) served as the co-main event. [3]

A Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix semifinal bout between former champion Patricky Pitbull and Alexandr Shabliy took place at the event. [4]

A bantamweight rematch between Raufeon Stots and Danny Sabatello also took place at the event. [4] The pairing previously met at Bellator 289 in December 2022, which Stots won via split decision. [7]

The week of the event, the women's flyweight bout between Juliana Velasquez and Paula Cristina and a heavyweight bout between Daniel James and Ali Isaev were cancelled. [8]

At weigh ins, Keri Taylor-Melendez weighed in at 126.6 pounds, .6 pounds over the flyweight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Taylor-Melendez was fined a percentage of her purse which went to Sengül. [9]

A heavyweight bout between Tyrell Fortune and Marcelo Golm was planned for the event. Despite both men weighing in, the bout was cancelled the night of the event after Fourtune became ill backstage. [10]

Results

Main Card (Showtime)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Jason Jackson def. Yaroslav Amosov (c)KO (punches)32:08 [lower-alpha 1]
Bantamweight Patchy Mix (ic)def. Sergio Pettis (c)Submission (rear-naked choke)21:51 [lower-alpha 2]
Bantamweight Raufeon Stots def. Danny Sabatello Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Lightweight A. J. McKee def. Sidney Outlaw Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Lightweight Alexandr Shabliy def. Patricky Pitbull Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)55:00 [lower-alpha 3]
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
LightweightArchie Colgandef.Pieter BuistDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Women's Flyweight Denise Kielholtz def. Sumiko Inaba Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
FeatherweightTimur Khizrievdef.Justin GonzalesDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Women's FlyweightKeri Taylor-Melendezdef. Sabriye Şengül Submission (guillotine choke)22:06 [lower-alpha 4]
BantamweightMatheus Mattosdef.Richard PalenciaSubmission (rear-naked choke)23:20
WelterweightRamazan Kuramagomedovdef.Randall WallaceSubmission (rear-naked choke)23:49
Catchweight (160 lb)Islam Mamedovdef.Killys MotaDecision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Featherweight Cody Law def.Jefferson PontesDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
LightweightTim Wildedef.Mike HamelKO (head kick and punches)32:47
FeatherweightYves Landudef.Isao KobayashiDecision (split) (30–27, 30–27, 28-29)35:00
  1. ↑ For the Bellator Welterweight World Championship
  2. ↑ For the Bellator Bantamweight World Championship.
  3. ↑ Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Semi-final.
  4. ↑ Taylor-Melendez missed weight (126.6 lb)

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