With Bellator headed back to South Dakota, it’s bringing one of the state’s biggest MMA names with it.
Born in Roslyn, S.D., former Division-I All-American wrestler Logan Storley will return to the cage at Bellator 265 when he welcomes promotional newcomer Dante Schiro, a promotion official recently told MMA Junkie.
Storley (11-1 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) looks to bounce back from his first professional loss suffered to Yaroslav Amosov in November. The split decision nod earned Amosov a title shot, which he capitalized on in a dominant unanimous decision over Douglas Lima.
Schiro (8-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) signed with the promotion in July. He enters Bellator on a two-fight winning streak and has competed in promotions like ONE Championship and LFA.
Storley, 28, was scheduled to compete at Bellator 258 in May. However, hours before the fight was scheduled to take place, his opponent, Omar Hussein, was deemed ineligible to compete by Mohegan Tribe medical staff.
Bellator 265 takes place Aug. 20 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. The main card airs on Showtime after prelims on MMA Junkie.
With the addition, the Bellator 265 lineup includes:
- Sergei Kharitonov vs. Cheick Kongo
- Adam Borics vs. Jay Jay Wilson
- Dante Schiro vs. Logan Storley
- DeAnna Bennett vs. Alejandra Lara
- Fabio Aguiar vs. Taylor Johnson
- Kevin Childs vs. Bailey Schoenfelder
- Mike Hamel vs. Bryce Logan
- Archie Logan vs. Deven Fisher
- Marcelo Golm vs. Kelvin Tiller
