Bellator 298 is going to be big — in terms of the number of fights, at least.
In a press release on Tuesday, promotion officials announced that eight fights had been announced for the Bellator 298 card in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on August 11, 2023. Among them were a previously reported match-up between Jaylon Bates and Enrique Barzola, and the addition of James Gonzalez stepping in against James Gallagher — but regardless, the extra six bookings beings the card to 19 announced fights in total.
Among the names newly added to Bellator 298, Sullivan Cauley (5-1) is set for a light heavyweight showdown against Cedric Savage (3-2), with Cauley bringing at 100% finish rate to the fight. Hawaiian Kai Kamaka (11-5-1), a UFC veteran, had been paired up with Russia’s Akhmed Magomedov (10-1).
Middleweights Khalid Murtazaliev (17-3) and Mike Shipman (15-4) also collide.
Rounding out the most recent additions, Bryce Meredith (4-0) faces Alberto Rodriguez (4-3) at bantamweight, Russian middleweight Imamshafi Aliev (9-0) goes up against Elevation Fight Team’s Anthony Adams (9-4), and Alfie Davis (15-4-1) faces UFC alum Aalon Cruz.
Bellator 298 takes place at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on August 11, 2023 with welterweights Logan Storley and Brennan Ward headlining. Fans might want to show up early to catch all the action in this one.
The Bellator 298 card currently features the following announced match-ups:
- Logan Storley vs. Brennan Ward
- Valentin Moldavsky vs. Steve Mowry
- Dalton Rosta vs. Aaron Jeffery
- Sidney Outlaw vs. Islam Mamedo
- Lucas Brennan vs. Weber Almeida
- Enrique Barzola vs. Jaylon Bates
- Kai Kamaka vs. Akhmed Magomedov
- Diana Avsaragova vs. Justine Kish
- James Gallagher vs. James Gonzalez
- Imamshafi Aliev vs. Anthony Adams
- Max Rohskopf vs. Jario Pacheco
- Dayana Silva vs. Katerina Shakalova
- Sullivan Cauley vs. Cedric Savage
- Bryce Meredith vs. Alberto Rodriguez
- Alfie Davis vs. Aalon Cruz
- Leandro Higo vs. Nikita Mikhailov
- Khalid Murtazaliev vs. Mike Shipman
- Marcirley Alves da Silva vs. Jerrell Hodge
- Michael Blockhus vs. Eli Mefford
