Austin Vanderford vs. Imamshafi Aliev, Six Other Bouts Complete Bellator 297 Lineup
The card for Bellator 297 is now complete with the addition of seven new bouts.
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Promotion officials also announced that Kyle Crutchmer will replace Roman Faraldo and face Bobby Nash in a previously-announced welterweight bout.
Bellator 297 takes place at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on June 16 and is headlined by a light heavyweight title tilt between Vadim Nemkov and Yoel Romero, while Sergio Pettis defends his bantamweight crown against Patricio Freire in the co-main event. The evening’s main card airs on Showtime.
After winning his first 11 professional appearances, Vanderford is attempting to return to the win column following back-to-back defeats at the hands of Gegard Mousasi and Aaron Jeffrey.
Russia’s Aliev has won his first nine professional outings. He’s coming off a first-round TKO of Sean Connor Fallon in his promotional debut at Bellator 288.
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