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.
