LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA is including 5 extremely anticipated bouts to the promotion’s monumental return to the Windy Metropolis’s Wintrust Enviornment on Friday, November 17.
Rounding out the BELLATOR 301: Amosov vs. Jackson essential card, former featherweight world champion and homegrown star No. 6-ranked AJ McKee (20-1) returns to motion when he meets Kill Cliff FC’s No. 5-ranked Sidney Outlaw (17-5).
The preliminary portion of the occasion will now be accompanied by former flyweight world champion Juliana Velasquez (12-2) making her lengthy awaited return to the BELLATOR cage when she meets fellow countrywoman Paula Cristina (6-2). Moreover, the undefeated Keri Taylor Melendez (5-0) will sq. off towards Turkish striker Sabriye Sengul (3-3).
Elsewhere on the star-studded preliminary card, Colorado’s light-weight prospect Archie Colgan (8-0) will look to maintain his undefeated streak intact when he takes on light-weight standout Pieter Buist (17-7) and Brazil’s Matheus Mattos (13-2-1) challenges former LFA bantamweight champion Richard Palencia (10-1).
Headlining BELLATOR 301, undefeated welterweight kingpin Yaroslav Amosov (27-0) defends his title versus No. 2-ranked Jason Jackson (16-4) because the proud Ukrainian chases the longest undefeated streak in MMA historical past (29 held by Khabib Nurmagomedov). The second belt on the road as Bantamweight World Champion Sergio Pettis (23-5) seeks to unify his world title towards 135-pound World Grand Prix event winner and interim champion Patchy Combine (18-1). A high-stakes, five-round BELLATOR Light-weight World Grand Prix Semi-Last bout is about between former titlist Patricky Pitbull (25-11) and No. 2-ranked Alexander Shabliy (23-3). The victor will advance to face the winner of the Oct. 7 matchup between Light-weight World Champion Usman Nurmagomedov and Brent Primus at BELLATOR 300. Lastly, each card wants slightly animosity, and there will likely be no scarcity of that when Raufeon Stots (19-2) and Danny Sabatello (14-3) renew their feud from 2022 in a rematch throughout the principle card of BELLATOR 301.
BELLATOR 301: Amosov vs. Jackson will air dwell on SHOWTIME starting at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Preliminary card motion is about to start at 5 p.m. ET on BELLATOR’s YouTube and Pluto TV channels.
Tickets for the huge spectacle that’s BELLATOR 301 are on sale now. Extra ticketing info could be discovered at Bellator.com and Ticketmaster.com.
AJ McKee (#6, 20-1) vs. Sidney Outlaw (#5, 17-5) – Light-weight Major Card Bout
McKee reached the top of the game early in his profession when he received the coveted $1,000,000 Featherweight World Grand Prix. Shortly after, McKee determined to take his enterprise to light-weight in an try and seize one other World Championship. After a medical problem pressured him to withdraw from the Light-weight World Grand Prix, McKee now returns to the BELLATOR cage for the primary time in 2023 in a marquee matchup at BELLATOR 301. In his most up-to-date outing, McKee bested RIZIN light-weight champion Roberto De Souza on the monumental BELLATOR x RIZIN occasion on New 12 months’s Eve and appears to proceed his momentum when he takes on prime 5 ranked Sidney Outlaw on the Wintrust Enviornment in Chicago, In poor health.
Additionally initially scheduled to compete within the Light-weight World Grand Prix, No. 5-ranked Sidney Outlaw returns to motion following his spectacular victory over Russia’s Islam Mamedov on the BELLATOR 298 occasion this previous August. Having received twelve of his final fourteen bouts, the Kill Cliff FC standout now finds himself in a high-stakes light-weight tilt towards his hardest take a look at to this point in McKee. With the Light-weight World Grand Prix rolling on, the Philadelphia native hopes to show he’s an simple contender with a victory over the previous champion at BELLATOR 301.
Juliana Velasquez (#1, 12-2) vs. Paula Cristina (6-2) – Flyweight Bout
BELLATOR 301 will see the return of former BELLATOR Flyweight World Champion Juliana Velasquez when she takes on harmful striker Paula Cristina. Sporting an ideal run in her first twelve outings, Velasquez seems to return to kind in her first look of 2023. Specializing in Judo, the previous champion has confirmed to be a drive to be reckoned with within the talent-stacked flyweight division.
28-year-old Cristina stands in Velasquez’s approach on her path again to the title. Out of her six victories, Cristina boasts a powerful 4 knockouts to her title, proving to be a stylistic problem for anybody within the division.
Keri Taylor Melendez (5-0) vs. Sabriye Sengul (3-3) – Flyweight Bout
In her long-awaited return to the BELLATOR cage, undefeated Keri Taylor Melendez will face off towards Turkey’s Sabriye Sengul in her first outing since 2020. The spouse of former STRIKEFORCE Light-weight Champion Gilbert Melendez, Keri has confirmed to be a well-rounded athlete who belongs on the higher echelon of the BELLATOR flyweight division. Meticulously placing collectively her dynamic putting and harmful grappling abilities, Melendez has created her personal legacy inside BELLATOR and appears to proceed so as to add to her good file at BELLATOR 301. Competing in BELLATOR for the primary time since 2019, Sengul has the chance to take Melendez’s highlight within the promotion’s return to Chicago, In poor health.
Archie Colgan (#10, 8-0) vs. Pieter Buist (17-7) – Light-weight Bout
Archie Colgan will grace the BELLATOR cage for the third time in 2023 when he returns to the Windy Metropolis to defend his prime ten rating towards the rangy Pieter Buist in a light-weight conflict. The energetic Colorado native has just lately scored a first-round knockout towards Justin Montalvo at BELLATOR 293 and overpowered grizzled veteran in Emmanuel Sanchez at BELLATOR 297. Though a extremely credentialed wrestler from the famend College of Wyoming’s wrestling program, 5 of Colgan’s victories have come by the use of knockout. Making his promotional debut at BELLATOR 297, Buist plans to capitalize on his distinguished top benefit towards the surging prospect and choose up his first victory underneath the BELLATOR banner.
Matheus Mattos (13-2-1) vs. Richard Palencia (10-1) – Bantamweight Bout
In an thrilling preliminary matchup, Brazil’s Matheus Mattos will face former LFA bantamweight champion Richard Palencia at BELLATOR 301. Coaching on the world-famous Pitbull Brother’s gymnasium, Mattos will return to motion on the power of defeating Cee Jay Hamilton by way of second spherical TKO at BELLATOR 262. Attributable to a leg damage occurring in his promotional debut at BELLATOR 286, Arizona’s Palencia will step into the BELLATOR cage for the second time, this time hoping to show he belongs within the talent-stacked bantamweight division.
BELLATOR 301 Major Card:
Friday, November 17 – Dwell on SHOWTIME
Wintrust Enviornment in Chicago
9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
Welterweight World Title Bout: C-Yaroslav Amosov (27-0) vs. #2-Jason Jackson (16-4)
Bantamweight World Title Unification Major Occasion: C-Sergio Pettis (23-5) vs. IC-Patchy Combine (18-1)
Bantamweight Major Card Bout: #2-Raufeon Stots (19-2) vs. #6-Danny Sabatello (14-3)
Light-weight Major Card Bout: #6-AJ McKee (20-1) vs. #5-Sidney Outlaw (17-5)
Light-weight World Grand Prix Semi-Last: #1-Patricky Pitbull (25-11) vs. #2-Alexander Shabliy (23-3)
BELLATOR 301 Preliminary Card:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | SHOWTIME Sports activities YouTube channel | Pluto TV
5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT
Heavyweight Bout: #5-Daniel James (15-7-1) vs. Ali Isaev (9-0-1)
Heavyweight Bout: #6-Tyrell Fortune (13-3) vs. #8-Marcelo Golm (10-4)
Featherweight Bout: #6-Timur Khizriev (13-0) vs. #7-Justin Gonzales (14-2)
Light-weight Bout: #10-Archie Colgan (8-0) vs. Pieter Buist (17-7)
Flyweight Bout: #1-Juliana Velasquez (12-2) vs. Paula Cristina (6-2)
Flyweight Bout: Keri Taylor Melendez (5-0) vs. Sabriye Sengul (3-3)
Bantamweight Bout: Matheus Mattos (13-2-1) vs. Richard Palencia (10-1)
Light-weight Bout: Mike Hamel (11-5) vs. Tim Wilde (16-4-1)
Flyweight Bout: #6-Denise Kielholtz (7-5) vs. #5-Sumiko Inaba (6-0)
160-Pound Contract Weight Bout: Islam Mamedov (22-3-1) vs. Killys Mota (15-3
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