Bellator 301: Amosov vs. Jackson | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
Date | November 17, 2023 | |||
Venue | Wintrust Arena | |||
City | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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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]
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]
Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Welterweight | Jason Jackson | def. | Yaroslav Amosov (c) | KO (punches) | 3 | 2:08 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Bantamweight | Patchy Mix (ic) | def. | Sergio Pettis (c) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:51 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Bantamweight | Raufeon Stots | def. | Danny Sabatello | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | A. J. McKee | def. | Sidney Outlaw | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Alexandr Shabliy | def. | Patricky Pitbull | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 3] |
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
Lightweight | Archie Colgan | def. | Pieter Buist | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Flyweight | Denise Kielholtz | def. | Sumiko Inaba | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Featherweight | Timur Khizriev | def. | Justin Gonzales | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Women's Flyweight | Keri Taylor-Melendez | def. | Sabriye Şengül | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:06 | [lower-alpha 4] |
Bantamweight | Matheus Mattos | def. | Richard Palencia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:20 | |
Welterweight | Ramazan Kuramagomedov | def. | Randall Wallace | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:49 | |
Catchweight (160 lb) | Islam Mamedov | def. | Killys Mota | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Featherweight | Cody Law | def. | Jefferson Pontes | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Tim Wilde | def. | Mike Hamel | KO (head kick and punches) | 3 | 2:47 | |
Featherweight | Yves Landu | def. | Isao Kobayashi | Decision (split) (30–27, 30–27, 28-29) | 3 | 5:00 |
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