Bellator 298

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]

Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward
The poster for Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward
Promotion	Bellator MMA
Date	August 11, 2023 (2023-08-11)
Venue	Sanford Pentagon
City	Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Event chronology
Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward Bellator 299: Eblen vs. Edwards

Background

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]

Results

Main Card (Showtime)
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	[a]
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

1. Avsaragova missed weight (127.2 lb)

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See also

• Martial Arts portal

• 2023 in Bellator MMA
• List of Bellator MMA events
• List of current Bellator fighters