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Bellator 297 post-event facts: Vadim Nemkov achieves rare feat in dominant title defense

Check out all the facts from Bellator 297, where Vadim Nemkov took another step toward arguably the greatest resume in Bellator history.

Bellator’s lone event of the month went down Friday with Bellator 297 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, and it was arguably the promotion’s biggest show of the year thus far.

Two championship bouts topped the card, and both men who entered the cage with belts, lefts with them, too. [autotag]Vadim Nemkov[/autotag] (16-2 MMA, 9-0 BMMA) handily defeated [autotag]Yoel Romero[/autotag] (15-7 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) by unanimous decision in the headliner to retain the light heavyweight strap, while [autotag]Sergio Pettis[/autotag] (23-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) kept hold of bantamweight gold with a unanimous decision over [autotag]Patricio Freire[/autotag] (35-6 MMA, 22-6 BMMA).

For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from Bellator 297.

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (May 1-7)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from May 1-7.

LFA 91 highlights: Fighters serve up a feast of finishes in Sioux Falls

Recap the best of the action from Sioux Falls as Chidi Njokuani claimed a stoppage victory in the night’s main event.

LFA 91 hit our screens Friday night as the respected promotion staged its latest offering from Sioux Falls, S.D.

The Sanford Pentagon played host to seven main-card fights on UFC Fight Pass, with five of them finishing inside the distance as the fighters pushed the pace throughout a breathless evening of high-octane action.

The middleweight main event saw former Bellator athlete [autotag]Chidi Njokuani[/autotag] score a second-round stoppage of Cristian Torres, while Arizona middleweight [autotag]Kyle Stewart[/autotag] produced a second-round ground-and-pound finish of Tim Caron.

There were also notable stoppage victories for [autotag]Kelly Clayton[/autotag], [autotag]Nick Maximov[/autotag], [autotag]Josh Quinlan[/autotag] and [autotag]Edwin Chavez[/autotag] on a card that only saw two matchups go to the judges’ scorecards.

Recap the best of the main card action from LFA 91 via the video above.

LFA 91 official results include:

  • Chidi Njokuani def. Cristian Torres via TKO (knee and punches) – Round 2, 4:10
  • Kyle Stewart def. Tim Caron via TKO (ground and pound) – Round 2, 4:00
  • Jamal Pogues def. Tim Hiley via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Kelly Clayton def. Hailey Cowan via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 0:46
  • Nick Maximov def. Johnny James Jr. via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:01
  • Nate Richardson def Darius Estell via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Josh Quinlan def. Pete Keepers via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:29