| Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | August 11, 2023 | |||
| Venue | Sanford Pentagon | |||
| City | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on August 11, 2023, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. [1]
The event marked the promotion's fourth visit to Sioux Falls and first since Bellator 284 in August 2022. [2]
A welterweight bout between former interim Bellator Welterweight Champion Logan Storley and Brennan Ward headlined the event. [3]
The event also features a heavyweight bout between former Interim Heavyweight Champion Valentin Moldavsky and Steve Mowry. The pairing previously met at Bellator 284 in August 2022, where the bout ended in a no contest as a result of an accidental eye poke by Moldavsky during the first round. [4] [5]
A bantamweight bout between James Gallagher and Cris Lencioni was scheduled to take place at the event. [6] However after Lencioni suffered cardiac arrest in mid June, he was replaced by James Gonzalez. [7]
At weigh-ins, Diana Avsaragova weighed in at 127.2 pounds, 1.2 pounds over the Flyweight non-title limit. Due to this, the bout proceeded at catchweight and she was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to her opponent Justine Kish. [8]
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Logan Storley | def. | Brennan Ward | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:05 | |
| Heavyweight | Valentin Moldavsky | def. | Steve Mowry | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Aaron Jeffery | def. | Dalton Rosta | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | James Gallagher | def. | James Gonzalez | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (160 lb) | Sidney Outlaw | def. | Islam Mamedov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Catchweight (127 lb) | Justine Kish | def. | Diana Avsaragova | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Bantamweight | Enrique Barzola | def. | Jaylon Bates | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Lucas Brennan | def. | Weber Almeida | KO (knee) | 3 | 3:32 | |
| Bantamweight | Kasum Kasumov | def. | Josh Hill | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Vladimir Tokov | def. | Jairo Pacheco | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Leandro Higo | def. | Nikita Mikhailov | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:50 | |
| Lightweight | Alfie Davis | def. | Aalon Cruz | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Katerina Shakalova | def. | Dayana Silva | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Sullivan Cauley | def. | Hamza Salim | Technical Submission (arm triangle choke) | 1 | 4:24 | |
| Bantamweight | Marcirley Alves da Silva | def. | Jerrell Hodge | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:53 | |
| Featherweight | Jordan Oliver | def. | Andrew Triolo | Submission (arm triangle choke) | 1 | 1:05 | |
| Postliminary card (Youtube) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Michael Blockhus | def. | Eli Mefford | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:43 | |
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