- Friday 06.16.2023 at 06:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Showtime | Prelims: YouTube
- Promotion: Bellator MMA
- Ownership: Bellator Sport Worldwide, LLC
- Venue: Wintrust Arena
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Enclosure: Cage
- TV Announcers: John McCartney, Josh Thomson, Mauro Ranallo
- Ring Announcer: Michael C. Williams
- MMA Bouts: 15
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Fight Card
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Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Championship
Decision, Unanimous
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total10Main Event
205
5 x 5 | Pro -
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Championship
Decision, Unanimous
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total9Co-Main Event
135
5 x 5 | Pro
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
Referees
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Kevin McDonald
Gouvea vs. Sayeg (15) -
Jason Herzog
Crutchmer vs. Nash (14), Nemkov vs. Romero (10), James vs. Saricam (7), Novenyi Jr. vs. Oniszczuk (4), Newman vs. Perry (2) -
Rob Madrigal
Hamel vs. Nikaev (13), Anderson vs. Davis (8), Willis vs. Kuramagomedov (5) -
Kevin MacDonald
Moore vs. Polizzi (12), Khizriev vs. Smullen (11), Pettis vs. Pitbull (9) -
Mike Cimmarusti
Buist vs. Rabadanov (6), Colgan vs. Sanchez (3), Law vs. Chavez (1)
Event Discussion
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Fight Predictions
Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. Bellator 297 is closed for new predictions. 1,508 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.
Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: Bellator 297 Leaderboard
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