Bellator 299

Bellator 299: Eblen vs. Edwards (also known as Bellator Dublin) was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA, that took place on September 23, 2023, at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.^[1][2][3]

Bellator 299: Eblen vs. Edwards
The poster for Bellator 299: Eblen vs. Edwards
Promotion	Bellator MMA
Date	September 23, 2023 (2023-09-23)
Venue	3Arena
City	Dublin, Ireland
Event chronology
Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward Bellator 299: Eblen vs. Edwards Bellator 300: Nurmagomedov vs. Primus

Background

The event marked the promotion's 10th visit to Dublin and first since Bellator 291 in February 2023.^[3]

A Bellator Middleweight World Championship bout between current champion Johnny Eblen and Fabian Edwards headlined the event.^[1]

A women's featherweight bout between Sinead Kavanagh and Sara Collins took place at the event.^[4][5]

Khasan Magomedsharipov was scheduled to face Martin McDonough in the featherweight bout, however his opponent pulled out and was replaced by Piotr Niedzielski.^[6] At weigh-ins, Niedzielski weighed in at 147.8 pounds, 1.8 pounds over the featherweight non-title limit. Due to this, the bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to Magomedsharipov.^[7]

Results

Main Card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Johnny Eblen (c)	def.	Fabian Edwards	KO (punches)	3	0:21	[a]
Featherweight	Aaron Pico	def.	Pedro Carvalho	TKO (punches)	1	3:05
Women's Featherweight	Sara Collins	def.	Sinead Kavanagh	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Mads Burnell	def.	Daniel Weichel	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Levan Chokheli	def.	Sabah Homasi	KO (front kick)	1	1:51
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Welterweight	Peter Queally	vs.	Daniele Miceli	No Contest (illegal soccer kick)	1	0:26	[b]
Lightweight	Jay-Jay Wilson	def.	Mansour Barnaoui	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Grégory Babene	def.	Charlie Ward	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:03
Catchweight (140 lb)	Ciarán Clarke	def.	Przemysław Górny	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	2:52
Welterweight	Luca Poclit	def.	Roman Faraldo	Submission (brabo choke)	1	2:18
Catchweight (147.8 lb)	Khasan Magomedsharipov	def.	Piotr Niedzielski	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	3:58	[c]
Featherweight	Darragh Kelly	def.	Jelle Zeegers	TKO (punches)	3	3:42
Featherweight	Otto Rodrigues	def.	Brian Moore	Submission (arm triangle choke)	2	1:31
Lightweight	Attila Korkmaz	def.	Davy Gallon	TKO (head kick and punches)	3	0:23
Featherweight	Asaël Adjoudj	def.	Ibrahim Al-Faqih Hassan	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Josh O'Connor	def.	Kenny Mokhonoana	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Romain Debienne	def.	Nicolò Solli	KO (punches)	1	0:39
Heavyweight	Sergey Bilostenniy	def.	Kasim Aras	TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches)	1	2:33
Lightweight	Mark Ewen	def.	Noah Gugnon	TKO (elbows and punches)	2	3:51
Women's Strawweight	Mackenzie Stiller	def.	Chiara Penco	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

1. For the Bellator Middleweight World Championship.
2. Accidental illegal soccer kick rendered Queally unable to continue.
3. Niedzielski missed weight (147.8 lb)

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See also

• Martial Arts portal

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