WINTRUST ARENA-CHICAGO, ILLINIOS-Bellator MMA kicks off the summer with a massive event going down tonight. Bellator 297 features a four-fight main card that will be capped off with two world title fights. In the co-main event, Bellator Bantamweight Champion Sergio Pettis returns after an 18-month layoff due to an ACL injury as he welcomes Bellator’s pound-for-pound G.O.A.T. Patrício Pitbull. Pitbull, who currently reigns as the Bellator Featherweight World Champion, drops down to the 135-lb. division for the first time in his career.
In the main event, the Bellator light heavyweight title is on the line as “The Soldier of God” Yoel Romero looks to challenge for championship gold against Team Fedor’s 205-lb.