Summary

  • Yaroslav Amosov defeats Logan Storley to retain welterweight world title

  • Amosov took career break to fight in Ukrainian army

  • Amosov extends longest active undefeated record in MMA with unanimous points win

  • Sinead Kavanagh gets win on return from one-year injury lay-off

  • Peter Queally slumps to third defeat in a row against Bryce Logan

  1. Kennedy beats Carvalho by unanimous decisionpublished at 23:10 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    That's a lockout for Jeremy Kennedy.

    The Canadian dominated almost the entire fight on the ground with Pedro Carvalho nullified.

    "I wanted to come out here and make a statement. It's a tiring style to fight but even on my worst day I can 30-27 these guys," Kennedy says in the post-fight interview.

    Kennedy then calls for a title shot against featherweight champion Patricio Pitbull.

  2. Postpublished at 23:02 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Carvalho v Kennedy - Round 3

    Kennedy once again has back control on the ground with Carvalho unable to do anything offensively.

    Kennedy is cruising towards a third straight win here.

  3. Postpublished at 23:00 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Carvalho v Kennedy - Round 2

    Carvalho shows good defence to survive Kennedy's submission attempts on the ground but that's another round to the Canadian.

    Carvalho needs something special in the final round here.

  4. Postpublished at 22:57 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Here's another look at that nasty Bryce Logan elbow on Peter Queally earlier.

    Moment of the night so far?

    Media caption,

    'Massive' Logan elbow KO's Queally

  5. Postpublished at 22:54 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Carvalho v Kennedy - Round 2

    Kennedy is winning the grappling exchanges which is swaying the fight in his favour at the moment.

    After a good first round on the ground, the Canadian takes Carvalho down again in the second and now has back control.

    He's got nearly three minutes here to work with as he looks for a rear-naked choke.

  6. Postpublished at 22:49 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Carvalho v Kennedy - Round 1

    Carvalho, wearing a Portugal top and draped in an Ireland flag, enters the cage as Motorhead's 'The Game' song rings out - a reference to Carvalho's nickname.

    One for WWE fans there...

    The fight starts with Kennedy taking Carvalho down and gaining top control.

  7. Postpublished at 22:45 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Up next is the featherweight co-main event between Pedro Carvalho and Jeremy Kennedy.

    Carvalho is born in Portugal but trains in Ireland and is fresh off a big win over Mads Burnell in September.

    Canadian Kennedy meanwhile, comes into bout following victory over Aaron Pico in October.

  8. Johnny Walker in the housepublished at 22:37 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    UFC light-heavyweight Johnny Walker is at the 3Arena to cheer on his SBG team-mates.

    Walker is Brazil-born but trains in Ireland and is fresh off a knockout win over Scotland's Paul Craig at UFC 283 last month.

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  9. Bellator announces BBC iPlayer dealpublished at 22:32 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Bellator announced earlier this week all its fight nights in America and Europe in 2023 will be broadcast live on BBC iPlayer.

    Tonight's card in Dublin featuring the undisputed welterweight title fight between Yaroslav Amosov and Logan Storley marks the first Europe-based event of the deal.

    You can read more about the deal and upcoming Bellator shows here.

    A split picture of Yaroslav Amosov, Logan Storley, Peter Queally and Bryce Logan.Image source, Bellator MMA
  10. Postpublished at 22:30 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    That's Bryce Logan's first win in four Bellator fights, while Peter Queally has now lost three on the bounce.

    Logan says a decision win would not have been enough and he needed to make a statement in this fight.

    He certainly did that.

  11. Logan knocks out Queallypublished at 22:28 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Wow! Up against the cage, Bryce Logan sneaks a left elbow up and over which lands flush on Peter Queally's chin.

    Queally drops and following a number of strikes on the ground from Logan, the referee stops the fight.

    That has drastically altered the mood inside the 3Arena.

  12. Postpublished at 22:23 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Queally v Logan - Round 1

    It's Queally who is the aggressor in the first round, pushing forward and mixing up his strikes.

    The Irishman is sporting a cut on his nose, which I think was opened up by a Logan left jab, but it's a productive first round for Queally.

  13. Postpublished at 22:20 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

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  14. Postpublished at 22:17 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Queally v Logan - Round 1

    The 3Arena is not as full as previous Bellator Dublin cards, but you wouldn't be able to tell as the crowd belt out The Cranberries' 'Zombie'.

    Even Peter Queally's opponent Bryce Logan is singing along.

    The bell rings and we're under way.

    Split picture of Peter Queally and Bryce LoganImage source, Getty Images
  15. Does Queally have MMA's best walk-out?published at 22:09 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Peter Queally's walk-out to Zombie by the Cranberries, in front of a raucous Dublin crowd, is always a special occasion.

    It's got me thinking - who does have the best walk-out in MMA?

    Nick Diaz's old school entrances to the Deftones gets a special mention from me.

    Queally's walk-out to face Bryce Logan will be coming up shortly but in the meantime, you can watch Irish singer Kylabelle's rendition of Zombie below.

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    Bellator 285: Peter Queally's 'Zombie' walk-out song performed in Dublin

  16. Queally gave 'no thought' to retirementpublished at 22:07 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Peter Queally's up next and says he gave "no thought" to retiring after being beaten by Benson Henderson in September.

    The Irish lightweight, 34, faces American Bryce Logan as he aims to halt a two-fight losing streak.

    Both of those defeats came against former world champions on home soil and Queally was asked if he had ever contemplated not fighting again.

    "No thought whatsoever of not doing it," he replied.

    "Three world champions, beat one of them, [Patricky Pitbull] lost to one [Pitbull] and went 25 minutes with Benson Henderson.

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    Bellator 285: 'Smooth' Benson Henderson beats home favourite Peter Queally

  17. Kavanagh beats Harding by unanimous decisionpublished at 22:06 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    A year on from a horrific knee injury, Sinead Kavanagh returns to the cage with a unanimous decision win over Janay Harding.

    In victory, the 37-year-old avenges her defeat in 2018.

    That's the Irish fighter's second successive win and keeps her in contention at the top of the featherweight rankings.

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  18. Postpublished at 22:01 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Kavanagh v Harding - Round 3

    Harding's main weapon is her kicks here. She is landing a lot to the legs and keeping Kavanagh at bay with her front kick.

    When Kavanagh gets close however, her combinations are dangerous.

    This will be an interesting one to score for the judges.

  19. Postpublished at 21:56 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Kavanagh v Harding - Round 2

    Kavanagh again stuns Harding towards the end of the round with a left hand, momentarily dropping the New Zealander, but she quickly gets back to her feet.

    Big round for Kavanagh whose power is troubling Harding.

  20. Postpublished at 21:53 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February 2023

    Kavanagh v Harding - Round 2

    Ireland' Kavanagh landed some nice shots in the first round, including a left hook to the body, but it was Harding pushing forward and she landed a selection kicks.

    Kavanagh starts strongly in the second round and wobbles Harding with a straight left!

    The New Zealander is hurt here.