VIDEO: Logan Storley Stops Brennan Ward At Bellator 298 In South Dakota

Storley picked up his first finish in almost four years in the card's main event.

Author:
Drew Beaupré
Publish date:
Aug 11, 2023 9:12 PM EDT

Following the second co-promoted Bellator MMA x RIZIN card that took place last month in Japan, Bellator returned to action with Bellator 298 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The night’s main event was a five-round welterweight bout featuring former interim champion Logan Storley and Brennan Ward.

Storley bested Michael “Venom” Page at Bellator 281 to claim the promotion’s interim title but came up short of unifying the welterweight belts in his last fight with Yaroslav Amosov, however "Storm" rebounded from that loss by stopping Ward in the second round with ground and pound.

In the co-main event, heavyweights Valentin Moldavsky and Steve Mowry met in a rematch after their first meeting at Bellator 284 ended in just under a minute due to an accidental eye poke. Mowry ended up having few answers for the Russian's wrestling, and Moldavsky won a unanimous decision.

The rest of the main card also included the successful return of SBG Ireland featherweight James Gallagher as well as Aaron Jeffery handing Dalton Rosta his first pro loss. The night's prelims featured some incredible action as well, with the knockout victories scored by Lucas Brennan and Bellator debutant Marcirley Alves da Silva being particularly impressive.

You can find highlights from the event below, as well as the full results for every fight.

Jordan Oliver def. Andrew Triolo

Marcirley Alves da Silva def. Jerrell Hodge

Sullivan Cauley def. Hamza Salim

Leandro Higo def. Nikita Mikhailov

Lucas Brennan def. Weber Almeida

Logan Storley def. Brennan Ward

Main Card: (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET)

• Main Event: Logan Storley def. Brennan Ward via TKO: R2, 4:05

• Co-Main Event: Valentin Moldavsky def. Steve Mowry via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)

• Aaron Jeffery def. Dalton Rosta via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28x2)

• James Gallagher def. James Gonzalez via Split Decision (29-28x2, 28-29)

• Sidney Outlaw def. Islam Mamedov via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)

Prelims (MMA Knockout, 6:25 p.m. ET)

• Justine Kish def. Diana Avsaragova via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27x2)

• Enrique Barzola def. Jaylon Bates via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)

• Lucas Brennan def. Weber Almeida via KO: R3, 3:32

• Kasum Kasumov def. Josh Hill via Split Decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)

• Vladimir Tokov def. Jairo Pacheco via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28x2)

• Leandro Higo def. Nikita Mikhailov via Submission (Guillotine Choke): R2, 2:50

• Alfie Davis def. Aalon Cruz via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)

• Katerina Shakalova def. Dayana Silva via Split Decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29

• Sullivan Cauley def. Hamza Salim via Technical Submission (Arm Triangle Choke): R1, 4:24

• Marcirley Alves da Silva def. Jerrell Hodge via KO: R1, 3:53

• Jordan Oliver def. Andrew Triolo via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke): R1, 1:05

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