The biggest event in Bellator history takes place this week in Southern California with three title fights to commemorate a big round number on the promotion’s resume.
Bellator 300 takes place Saturday at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Liz Carmouche vs. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane
Records: Carmouche (19-7 MMA, 6-0 BMMA), Macfarlane (13-2 MMA, 12-2 BMMA)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Betting odds: Carmouche -270, Macfarlane +220
Junkie pick results: Carmouche 11, Macfarlane 0
Cris Cyborg vs. Cat Zingano
Records: Cyborg (26-2 MMA, 5-0 BMMA), Zingano (14-4 MMA, 4-0 BMMA)
Division: Women’s featherweight
Betting odds: Cyborg -675, Zingano +490
Junkie pick results: Cyborg 10, Zingano 1
Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Brent Primus
Records: Nurmagomedov (17-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA), Primus (12-3 MMA, 10-3 BMMA)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Nurmagomedov -2400, Primus +1200
Junkie pick results: Nurmagomedov 11, Primus 0
Check out all the main card title fight picks below.
Bellator 300 main card picks
| Nurmagomedov vs. Primus |
Cyborg vs. Zingano |
Carmouche vs. Macfarlane |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 167-94 |
 Nurmagomedov (87%) |
 Cyborg (72%) |
 Carmouche (64%) |
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Simon Samano @SJSamano 167-94 |
Nurmagomedov |
Cyborg |
Carmouche |
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Nolan King @mma_kings 167-94 |
Nurmagomedov |
Cyborg |
Carmouche |
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Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 166-95  |
Nurmagomedov |
Cyborg |
Carmouche |
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George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 164-97 |
Nurmagomedov |
Cyborg |
Carmouche |
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Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 162-99 |
Nurmagomedov |
Cyborg |
Carmouche |
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Matt Erickson @MattE 161-100 |
Nurmagomedov |
 Zingano |
Carmouche |
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Brian Garcia @thegoze 157-104 |
Nurmagomedov |
Cyborg |
Carmouche |
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Matthew Wells @MrMWells 156-105 |
Nurmagomedov |
Cyborg |
Carmouche |
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Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 155-106 |
Nurmagomedov |
Cyborg |
Carmouche |
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Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 154-107 |
Nurmagomedov |
Cyborg |
Carmouche |
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Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 146-115 |
Nurmagomedov |
Cyborg |
Carmouche |
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 300.
