Bellator 298 was a homecoming for Logan Storley, and he delivered. Storley scored a main event victory over Brennan Ward from the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The main card aired live on Showtime. Check out complete Bellator results below from the event.
Bellator 298 Results: Logan Storley Finishes Brennan Ward In Main Event
The main event of Bellator 298 left the fans packed inside the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota excited. Hometown boy Logan Storley finished Brennan Ward, securing his standing in the welterweight division.
The former interim champion is a native of Sioux Falls and is now 15-2 overall. Both of his losses have come at the hands of current titleholder, Vadim Nemkov.
Valentin Moldavsky, a former interim heavyweight champion, moved to 12-3 with a decision victory over Steve Mowry. The loss was the first in the career of Mowry, a Kill Cliff FC fight product.
Aaron Jeffery, James Gallagher and Sidney Outlaw were all main card winners. Jeffery bested Dalton Rosta, handing Rosta his first loss.
Gallagher returned with a split decision vs. James Gonzalez, while Outlaw downed Islam Mamedov via decision.
Bellator 298 Results: Newcomers With Prelim Wins
Jordan Oliver kicked off the night with a submission win in his debut, locking in an arm-triangle choke on Andrew Triolo. The former Oklahoma State wrestling standout is viewed as a future title contender by many.
Michael Blockhus, who actually wrestled Oliver while both were in college, earned a win in his MMA debut with a first round finish of Eli Mefford.
Justine Kish, Enrique Barzola and Leandro Higo were among the other prelim winners. Kish bested Diana Avsaragova, Barzola downed Jaylon Bates and Higo submitted Nikita Mikhailov.
What’s Next
Bellator will take a bit of a break before returning in September with Johnny Eblen defending his middleweight title against Fabian Edwards. That card takes place September 23 from the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.
Aaron Pico battles Pedro Carvalho, Sinead Kavanagh faces Sara Collins and Mads Burnell meets Daniel Weichel in other main card action.
Bellator 298 Results
From Sioux Falls, South Dakota
#1-Logan Storley (15-2) defeated #8-Brennan Ward (17-7) via TKO (punches) at 4:05 of round two
#2-Valentin Moldavsky (12-3, 1 NC) defeated #3-Steve Mowry (10-1-1, 1 NC) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
#6-Aaron Jeffery (14-4) defeated #4-Dalton Rosta (8-1) via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
James Gallagher (12-2) defeated James Gonzalez (10-7) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
#6-Sidney Outlaw (17-5) defeated #7-Islam Mamedov (22-3-1) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Michael Blockhus (1-0) defeated Eli Mefford (0-5) via TKO at 2:43 of round one
#10-Justine Kish (9-6) defeated #8-Diana Avsaragova (6-1) via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
#8-Enrique Barzola (20-7-2) defeated#9-Jaylon Bates (7-1) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
#8-Lucas Brennan (9-0) defeated Weber Almeida (7-2) via KO at 3:32 of round three
Kasum Kasumov (15-1) defeated Josh Hill (22-6) via split decision ((29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Vladimir Tokov (9-2) defeated Jairo Pacheco (7-2) via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
#7-Leandro Higo (22-6) defeated Nikita Mikhailov (10-3) via submission (guillotine) at 2:50 of round two
Alfie Davis (16-4-1) defeated Aalon Cruz (11-5) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Katerina Shakalova (8-1) defeated #7-Dayana Silva (10-9) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Sullivan Cauley (6-1) defeated Hamza Salim (7-7) via technical submission (arm-triangle) at 4:24 of round one
Marcirley Alves da Silva (12-3) defeated Jerrell Hodge (10-4) via KO (strikes) at 3:53 of round one
Jordan Oliver (1-0) defeated Andrew Triolo (0-2) via submission (arm-triangle) at 1:05 of round one
