Dalton Rosta vs. Anthony Adams Added to Bellator 289 Main Card

A middleweight clash pitting Dalton Rosta against Anthony Adams has been added to the Bellator 289 main draw.

Promotion officials announced the pairing on Monday. Bellator 289 takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Dec. 9 and is headlined by a bantamweight grand prix semifinal between interim champion Raufeon Stots and Danny Sabatello. Other featured bouts include a women’s flyweight title rematch between Liz Carmouche and Juliana Velasquez and a bantamweight grand prix semifinal between Patrick Mix and Magomed Magomedov. The main card airs on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

Rosta is undefeated in seven professional appearances, with all of his triumphs coming under the Bellator banner. Most recently, the 27-year-old American Top Team representative scored a third-round technical knockout victory against Romero Cotton at Bellator 283 on July 22.

A two-time competitor on Dana White’s Contender Series, Adams is coming off a unanimous decision triumph over Khalid Murtazaliev at Bellator 266 in September 2021. “Sugarfoot” is 9-2 over the course of his professional tenure, with eight victories coming via decision.

Four new preliminary bouts were also confirmed for Bellator 289: Denise Kielholtz vs. Ilara Joanne at flyweight; Randi Field vs. Kristina Katsikis at flyweight; Pat Downey vs. Christian Echols at middleweight and Kyle Crutchmer vs. Jaleel Willis at welterweight. Prelims air on the Bellator MMA YouTube channel, the Showtime Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.