For the second year in a row, Bellator returns to the “City of Winds” carrying a stack of cards. Here’s how to watch Bellator 297 in Chicago, complete with the full lineup, and watch the best fights.
Bellator 297 Broadcast and Streaming Information
- Date: Friday, Jun 16, 2023
- Time: 06:00 PM ET
- Venue: Wintrust Arena
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- U.S. Broadcast: Showtime | Prelims: YouTube
Main Events
A light heavyweight bout was in full swing as champion Vadim Nemkov met former UFC middleweight challenger Yoel Romero. Nemkov, 30, is looking to defend his third title after defeating Corey Anderson in the Bellator Heavyweight Light Grand Prix Final. Romero, 46, is on a two-match winning streak after losing his Bellator debut in September 2021. Nemkov and Romero were originally scheduled to play in February.
Co-main event
Chicken champion Sergio Pettis returns to the ring for the first time since last year’s knockout match against Kyoji Horiguchi in December 2021. After an ACL tear, Pettis returns to defend his title against Patricio Freire, the former featherweight and lightweight champion looking to make history as the tournament’s first three-division champion. fight.
Bellator 297 Full fight card
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET)
- Vadim Nemkov vs. Yoel Romero
- Sergio Pettis vs. Patricio Freire
- Corey Anderson vs. Phil Davis
- Daniel James vs. Gokhan Saricam
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 6 p.m. ET)
- Kyle Crutchmer vs. Bobby Nash
- Pieter Buist vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov
- Ramazan Kuramagomedov vs. Jaleel Willis
- Karl Moore vs. Alex Polizzi
- Kevin Childs vs. Wladmir Gouvea
- Archie Colgan vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
- Mike Hamel vs. Shamil Nikaev
- Norbert Novenyi Jr. vs. Kamil Oniszczuk
- Timur Khizriev vs. Richie Smullen
- Jordan Newman vs. Matthew Perry
- Edwin Chavez vs. Cody Law
- David McKinney vs. Max Metzgar
