Bellator 301: Make your predictions for two title fights, stacked card in Chicago
We want your predictions for Friday’s Bellator 301 event in Chicago.
Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT).
Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the Bellator 301 main card staff predictions we release Thursday ahead of the event. Bellator 301 takes place Friday at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Make your picks for the main card fights below.
Patricky Freire vs. Alexander Shabliy
Records: Freire (25-11 MMA, 16-9 BMMA), Shabliy (23-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA)
Past five: Freire 2-3, Shabliy 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.13.23): Shabliy -500, Freire +360
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A.J. McKee vs. Sidney Outlaw
Records: McKee (20-1 MMA, 20-1 BMMA), Outlaw (17-5 MMA, 5-2 BMMA)
Past five: McKee 4-1, Outlaw 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: McKee No. 6 (featherweight)
Odds (as of 11.13.23): McKee -275, Outlaw +210
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Danny Sabatello vs. Raufeon Stots
Records: Sabatello (14-3 MMA, 4-2 BMMA), Stots (19-2 MMA, 7-1 BMMA)
Past five: Sabatello 3-2, Stots 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Stots No. 12
Odds (as of 11.13.23): Stots -140, Sabatello +115
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Sergio Pettis vs. Patchy Mix
Records: Pettis (23-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA), Mix (18-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA)
Past five: Pettis 5-0, Mix 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Mix No. 10, Pettis honorable mention
Odds (as of 11.13.23): Mix -275, Pettis +220
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Yaroslav Amosov vs. Jason Jackson
Records: Amosov (27-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA), Jackson (16-4 MMA, 7-1 BMMA)
Past five: Amosov 5-0, Jackson 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Amosov No. 5
Odds (as of 11.13.23): Amosov -350, Jackson +260
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Bellator 301 fight card (as of Nov. 13, 1 p.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET)
Champ Yaroslav Amosov vs. Jason Jackson – for welterweight title
Champ Sergio Pettis vs. interim champ Patchy Mix – bantamweight title unification bout
Danny Sabatello vs. Raufeon Stots
A.J. McKee vs. Sidney Outlaw
Patricky Freire vs. Alexander Shabliy – lightweight grand prix semifinal
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 5 p.m. ET)
Ali Isaev vs. Daniel James
Tyrell Fortune vs. Marcelo Golm
Sumiko Inaba vs. Denise Kielholtz
Justin Gonzales vs. Timur Khizriev
Pieter Buist vs. Archie Colgan
Paula Cristina vs. Juliana Velasquez
Keri Melendez vs. Sabriye Sengul
Matheus Mattos vs. Richard Palencia
Mike Hamel vs. Tim Wilde
Islam Mamedov vs. Killys Mota
Cody Law vs. Jefferson Pontes
Ramazan Kuramagomedov vs. Randall Wallace
Isao Kobayashi vs. Yves Landu
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 301.