The official weigh-ins for Bellator 298 are in the books, and all but one fighter on the card hit their marks.
In the main event, former interim welterweight champion Logan Storley (14-2 MMA, 9-2 BMMA) takes on Brennan Ward (17-6 MMA, 12-6 BMMA). Ward, who is enjoying a career resurgence after a lengthy layoff, was 171 pounds. Storley camme in at 170.6.
In the co-feature, Valentin Moldavsky (11-3 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) meets Steve Mowry (10-0-1 MMA, 6-0-1 BMMA) at heavyweight. Mowry has more than a 20-pound advantage on the scale. He was 254.2; Moldavsky was 233.8.
Unbeaten women’s flyweight Diana Avsaragova (6-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) missed weight for her prelim fight against Justine Kish (8-6 MMA, 1-2 BMMA). She was 127.2 pounds and will be fined a percentage of her purse. Kish was on weight at 125.6.
The weigh-ins took place at the Bellator host hotel. The nearby Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., hosts Friday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
The full Bellator 298 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (Showtime (10 p.m. ET)
- Logan Storley (170.6) vs. Brennan Ward (171)
- Valentin Moldavsky (233.8) vs. Steve Mowry (254.2)
- Aaron Jeffery (185.4) vs. Dalton Rosta (185.6)
- James Gallagher (144.8) vs. James Gonzalez (146)
- Islam Mamedov (159) vs. Sidney Outlaw (158.8) – 160-pound contract weight
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Weber Almeida (145) vs. Lucas Brennan (145.4)
- Enrique Barzola (135.8) vs. Jaylon Bates (136)
- Diana Avsaragova (127.2)* vs. Justine Kish (125.6)
- Jairo Pacheco (155.4) vs. Vladimir Tokov (155.2)
- Katerina Shakalova (144.8) vs. Dayana Silva (144.6)
- Sullivan Cauley (205.6) vs. Hamza Salim (204.8)
- Aalon Cruz (155.6) vs. Alfie Davis (155)
- Leandro Higo (135.4) vs. Nikita Mikhailov (135.4)
- Josh Hill (136) vs. Kasum Kasumov (135.8)
- Marcirley Alves da Silva (135.2) vs. Jerrell Hodge (135.6)
- Jordan Oliver (145.6) vs. Andrew Triolo (143.4)
- Michael Blockhus (145.6) vs. Eli Mefford (144.4)
*Avsaragova missed the women’s flyweight limit and will be fined a percentage of her purse.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 298.
