CHICAGO – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Thursday’s official Bellator 301 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT).
The weigh-ins take place at the Bellator host hotel in Chicago. The nearby Wintrust Arena hosts Friday’s event, which has a main card with two title fights on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov (27-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) takes on challenger Jason Jackson (16-4 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) in the main event. In the co-feature, bantamweight champ Sergio Pettis (23-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) meets interim titleholder Patchy Mix (18-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) in a unification bout.
In addition, former lightweight champ Patricky Freire (25-11 MMA, 16-9 BMMA) fights Alexander Shabliy (23-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) in the semifinals of the lightweight grand prix, former featherweight champ A.J. McKee (20-1 MMA, 20-1 BMMA) takes on Sidney Outlaw (17-5 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) at lightweight, and bitter rivals Danny Sabatello (14-3 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) and Raufeon Stots (19-2 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) meet in a bantamweight rematch that could produce the next in line for the Pettis-Mix winner.
The full Bellator 301 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET)
- Champ Yaroslav Amosov (169.6) vs. Jason Jackson (169.6) – for welterweight title
- Champ Sergio Pettis (135) vs. interim champ Patchy Mix (135)* – bantamweight title unification bout
- Danny Sabatello (135.8) vs. Raufeon Stots (135.8)
- A.J. McKee (155.6) vs. Sidney Outlaw (156)
- Patricky Freire (154.4) vs. Alexander Shabliy (155) – lightweight grand prix semifinal
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 5 p.m. ET)
- Tyrell Fortune (245) vs. Marcelo Golm (260.4)
- Sumiko Inaba (125.2) vs. Denise Kielholtz (124)
- Justin Gonzales (145.4) vs. Timur Khizriev (146)
- Pieter Buist (155.6) vs. Archie Colgan (155.4)
- Keri Melendez (127.2)** vs. Sabriye Sengul (125.6)
- Matheus Mattos (135.2) vs. Richard Palencia (136)
- Ramazan Kuramagomedov (171) vs. Randall Wallace (170.4)
- Islam Mamedov (160.4)*** vs. Killys Mota (160) – 160-pound contract weight
- Cody Law (145.4) vs. Jefferson Pontes (145.6)
- Mike Hamel (155.8) vs. Tim Wilde (156)
- Isao Kobayashi (145.2) vs. Yves Landu (145.4)
*Mix missed the bantamweight title limit on his first attempt. He was given one hour to cut 0.2 pounds.
**Melendez missed the women’s flyweight limit on her first attempt. She was given one hour to cut 1.2 pounds.
***Mamedov missed the 160-pound contract weight limit on his first attempt. He was given one hour to cut 0.4 pounds.
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