Bellator 297

Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero is a scheduled mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that will take place on June 16, 2023, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, United States.[1][2][3][4]

Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero
The poster for Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero.
Information
PromotionBellator MMA
DateJune 16, 2023 (2023-June-16)
VenueWintrust Arena
CityChicago, Illinois, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero Bellator 298

Background

The main event showcases a Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship bout between current champion Vadim Nemkov and Yoel Romero. They were previously expected to meet at Bellator 290 but Nemkov withdrew due to undisclosed reasons.[5] Hence, the bout was scheduled for this event.

For the co-main event, a Bellator Bantamweight Championship bout between the current champion Sergio Pettis and the current Bellator Featherweight Champion Patrício Pitbull (also former Bellator Lightweight Champion) is scheduled to take place.[6] This will be the third time in Bellator history that champions in different divisions fought for the same title, following Bellator 206 and Bellator 221 (the latter event in which Pitbull defeated Michael Chandler to become the simultaneous featherweight and lightweight champion).[7]

If successful, Pitbull will become the first man to become a three division champion in a major MMA organization, the first man to become champion in two divisions simultaneously twice, and that his win will mark the fourth instance where a fighter has won a title in different divisions (after Joe Warren at Bellator 128, Ryan Bader at Bellator 214, and Pitbull at Bellator 221). Meanwhile, Pitbull will also become the first challenger in a Bellator champion vs. champion bout to drop a division.[8]

A welterweight bout between Bobby Nash and Roman Faraldo was scheduled for this event.[9] In the beginning of May, it was announced that Faraldo had pulled out of the bout and replaced by Kyle Crutchmer.[10]

Fight card
Main Card (Showtime)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov (c) vs. Yoel Romero [lower-alpha 1]
Bantamweight Sergio Pettis (c) vs. Patrício Pitbull [lower-alpha 2]
Light Heavyweight Corey Anderson vs. Phil Davis
Heavyweight Daniel James vs. Gökhan Saricam
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Welterweight Kyle Crutchmer vs. Bobby Nash
Middleweight Imamshafi Aliev vs. Austin Vanderford
Lightweight Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Pieter Buist
Bantamweight Leandro Higo vs. Nikita Mikhailov
Welterweight Jaleel Willis vs. Ramazan Kuramagomedov
Light Heavyweight Karl Moore vs. Alex Polizzi
Heavyweight Wladmir Gouvea vs. Kevin Childs
Lightweight Archie Colgan vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
Lightweight Mike Hamel vs. Shamil Nikaev
Middleweight Norbert Növényi Jr. vs. Kamil Oniszczuk
Featherweight Timur Khizriev vs. Richie Smullen
Middleweight Jordan Newman vs. Matthew Perry
Featherweight Cody Law vs. Edwin Chavez
Lightweight Max Metzgar vs. David McKinney
  1. For the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship
  2. For the Bellator Bantamweight World Championship.

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See also

References
  1. "Bellator returns to Chicago in June with stacked card". RSN. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  2. Martin, Damon (2023-03-27). "Vadim Nemkov vs. Yoel Romero, Sergio Pettis vs. Patricio Pitbull headlines Bellator 297". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  3. "'Pitbull' Freire to fight for 3rd title at Bellator 297". ESPN.com. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  4. "Bellator 297 heads to Chicago with Vadim Nemkov vs. Yoel Romero, Sergio Pettis vs. Patricio Pitbull". MMA Junkie. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  5. Alexander K. Lee (2022-12-27). "Vadim Nemkov vs. Yoel Romero off Bellator 290, Johnny Eblen vs. Anatoly Tokov added as new co-main event". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  6. Jeff Wagenheim (2023-03-27). "Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire to fight for third title at Bellator 297". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  7. Damon Martin (2023-03-27). "Vadim Nemkov vs. Yoel Romero, Sergio Pettis vs. Patricio Pitbull headlines Bellator 297". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  8. "Bellator 297 heads to Chicago with Vadim Nemkov vs. Yoel Romero, Sergio Pettis vs. Patricio Pitbull". MMA Junkie. 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  9. FightBookMMA (2023-04-12). "BELLATOR 297: Nemkov vs. Romero adds 8 more fights". FightBook MMA. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  10. Sherdog.com. "Austin Vanderford vs. Imamshafi Aliev, Six Other Bouts Complete Bellator 297 Lineup". Sherdog. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  11. "Bellator MMA | Bellator 297". www.bellator.com.
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