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#Bellator301 card on Friday, Nov. 17 in Chicago pic.twitter.com/XLNKUd6W7S— Bellator Public Relations (@BellatorPR)
October 19, 2023
Bellator
MMA has rounded out its slate to 18 fights for its next
show.
In a press release provided by the organization on Thursday,
Bellator announced that three additional preliminary bouts have
been set for
Bellator 301. Currently the only event on the promotion’s
schedule, it will be held at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago on Nov.
17. On the main card, two title fights and a five-round lightweight
semifinal will make up three of its five matchups. The main
attraction will see unbeaten Yaroslav
Amosov defend his welterweight strap against Jason
Jackson.
The additional three fights – all on the prelims, with the bout
order still to be decided – include a few undefeated fighters and a
couple other company veterans. The top-billed fight of the three
comes at the featherweight division, as former Division II
wrestling champ Cody Law (7-2)
engages with Jefferson
Pontes (6-0). The other two bouts come at welterweight and 145
pounds, respectively, when Ramazan
Kuramagomedov (11-0) fights Randall
Wallace (20-9-1) and Yves Landu
(19-9) collides with Isao
Kobayashi (27-5-2).
Law has spent the entirety of his career under the Bellator banner,
which began in 2020 against Orlando
Ortega – resulting in a first-round submission for his pro
debut. Six straight wins propelled the American Top Team prospect
to a match against James
Gonzalez in 2022, and the wrestler fell short on the
scorecards. In his bounce back effort later that year, Law lost
again by decision, this time to Cris
Lencioni. Law ended his skid in June by procuring a victory
over Edwin
Chavez.
Pontes will be making his organizational debut at this event, in
what will be his first match in over a year. The Brazilian entered
the sport a year before Law, and an early stoppage put him on the
right track. With four stoppages across his six wins, he has seen
half of his pro triumphs come in the opening round.