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BIZARRE: Bellator 297 pre event facts patricio pitbull can be first to achieve triple champ status - You Need To See This

The biggest Bellator event of the year so far goes down Friday with Bellator 297, which takes place at Wintrust Arena in Chicago with a main card that airs on Showtime following prelims streamed on MMA Junkie.

A championship doubleheader is featured on the top of a loaded card. In the main card, Vadim Nemkov (15-2 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) will attempt to make his third light heavyweight title defense when he takes on Yoel Romero (15-6 MMA, 2-1 BMMA). The co-headliner, meanwhile, sees the return of bantamweight titleholder Sergio Pettis (22-5 MMA, 4-0 BMMA), who attempts to defend against current featherweight and former lightweight champ Patricio Freire (35-5 MMA, 22-5 BMMA) in a potentially historic affair.

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