''Bellator 291: Amosov vs. Storley 2'' (also known as ''Bellator Dublin'') was a

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

event produced by

Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media cong ...

, that took place on February 25, 2023, at the

3Arena The 3Arena (originally The O2) is an indoor amphitheatre located at North Wall Quay in the Dublin Docklands in Dublin, Ireland. The venue opened as The O2 on 16 December 2008. It was built on the site of the former Point Theatre, a smaller music ...

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

, Ireland.

Background

On February 25, Bellator hosted an event in the

Dublin, Ireland Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 cen ...

. The event, which was Bellator's tenth event in the nation, after first debuting there in 2016. The promotion stated that the most recent event broke the 3Arena's attendance record. A Bellator Welterweight World Championship unification bout between current champion

Yaroslav Amosov Yaroslav Amosov (born 9 September 1993) is a Ukrainian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the current Bellator Welterweight Champion. As of June 28, 2022, he is #4 in the Bellator ...

and interim champion

Logan Storley Logan Storley (born September 8, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist and graduated folkstyle wrestler. He currently competes in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the current Interim Bellator Welterweigh ...

headlined the event. The pair previously met at Bellator 252, where Amosov won via split decision. A featherweight bout between Ciarán Clarke and Keir Harvie was scheduled for this event. However, Harvie pulled out of the bout due to injury two weeks before the event and was replaced by Leonardos Sinis at a catchweight of 147.5 pounds. A welterweight bout between

Oliver Enkamp Miko Eric Oliver Enkamp (born August 10, 1991) is a Swedish mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Bellator MMA. Background Karate Enkamp grew up with martial arts as his family runs ''Combat Academy -'' a martia ...

and Luca Poclit was scheduled for this event. However, Enkamp had to pull out of the bout due to injury. At the weigh-ins, Leonardos Sinis weighed in at 148.8 pounds, 1.3 pounds over the 147.5 pounds fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight with Sinis being fined 20% of his purse, which went to his opponent Ciarán Clarke.

Results

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Background

Results

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