Bellator 297

When is Bellator 297?

Bellator 297 will happen on Friday 16th June 2023.

Where is Bellator 297 happening?

Bellator 297 will take place at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Who's the main event at Bellator 297?

Vadim Nemkov will face the challenge of Yoel Romero in the main event of Bellator 297.

The fight will be contested over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

This contest is for the Bellator light heavyweight championship.

Who's fighting on the card at Bellator 297?

On the card for Bellator 297 in the co-main event Sergio Pettis is set to face Patricio Pitbull in their Bantamweight contest, Corey Anderson will square off against Phil Davis in a Light Heavyweight bout, and Daniel James will fight Gokhan Saricam at Heavyweight.

Also, on the prelim card Karl Moore will square off against Alex Polizzi in a Light Heavyweight bout, Pieter Buist will fight Gadzhi Rabadanov at Lightweight, Jaleel Willis is set to face Ramazan Kuramagomedov in their Welterweight contest, Archie Colgan will take on Emmanuel Sanchez in their Lightweight fight, Norbert Novenyi Jr set to face the challenge of Kamil Oniszczuk in a Middleweight bout, Timur Khizriev will square off against Richie Smullen at Featherweight, Kyle Crutchmer will fight Bobby Nash in their Welterweight contest, Austin Vanderford is set to face Imamshafi Aliev in their Middleweight fight, Leandro Higo will take on Nikita Mikhailov in a Bantamweight bout, Vladimir Gouvea set to face the challenge of Kevin Childs at Heavyweight, Mike Hamel will square off against Shamil Nikaev in their Lightweight contest, Jordan Newman will fight Matthew Perry in their Middleweight fight, Cody Law is set to face Edwin Chavez in a Featherweight bout, and Max Metzgar will take on David McKinney at Lightweight.

Full Bellator 297 Card.

The following fights are set to feature on Bellator 297:

Main Events

• Vadim Nemkov vs Yoel Romero (Light Heavyweight)
• Sergio Pettis vs Patricio Pitbull (Bantamweight)

Main Card

• Corey Anderson vs Phil Davis (Light Heavyweight)

• Daniel James vs Gokhan Saricam (Heavyweight)

Prelims

• Karl Moore vs Alex Polizzi (Light Heavyweight)

• Pieter Buist vs Gadzhi Rabadanov (Lightweight)

• Jaleel Willis vs Ramazan Kuramagomedov (Welterweight)

• Archie Colgan vs Emmanuel Sanchez (Lightweight)

• Norbert Novenyi Jr vs Kamil Oniszczuk (Middleweight)

• Timur Khizriev vs Richie Smullen (Featherweight)

• Kyle Crutchmer vs Bobby Nash (Welterweight)

• Austin Vanderford vs Imamshafi Aliev (Middleweight)

• Leandro Higo vs Nikita Mikhailov (Bantamweight)

• Vladimir Gouvea vs Kevin Childs (Heavyweight)

• Mike Hamel vs Shamil Nikaev (Lightweight)

• Jordan Newman vs Matthew Perry (Middleweight)

• Cody Law vs Edwin Chavez (Featherweight)

• Max Metzgar vs David McKinney (Lightweight)

Who is showing Bellator 297?

Bellator 297 will be broadcast on Showtime in the US, while the event will be broadcast in the United Kingdom by BBC Sport.

What time does Bellator 297 start?

Showtime will start showing the main card in the US from 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST.

BBC Sport will start broadcasting the main card in the UK at 2:00 PM on Saturday afternoon.

How do you stream Bellator 297?

In the US you can stream Bellator 297 via Showtime Anytime, their streaming platform. It’s free to existing Showtime cable customers or $10.99 per month as a stand-alone app.

The stream is free for existing Showtime customers, first 30 days of Showtime Anytime is free, of Showtime Anytime is and 1 month costs $10.99.

In the US you can stream Bellator 297 via Hula when you buy a Showtime add-on, on top of a standard Hulu package (From $5.99).

1 month costs $10.99 (+ standard live package).

In the UK you can stream Bellator 297 for free in the UK via BBC iPlayer. You can download the iPlayer app on virtually every device conceivable, or stream via the BBC’s website. Just make sure you have a TV license!