Bellator is back in the “Windy City” for the third time in a year with two title bouts atop the card.
Bellator 301 takes place Friday at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. 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.
Patricky Freire vs. Alexander Shabliy
Records: Freire (25-11 MMA, 16-9 BMMA), Shabliy (23-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Shabliy -650, Freire +470
Junkie pick results: Shabliy 7, Freire 4
A.J. McKee vs. Sidney Outlaw
Records: McKee (20-1 MMA, 20-1 BMMA), Outlaw (17-5 MMA, 5-2 BMMA)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: McKee -265, Outlaw +215
Junkie pick results: McKee 11, Outlaw 0
Danny Sabatello vs. Raufeon Stots 2
Records: Sabatello (14-3 MMA, 4-2 BMMA), Stots (19-2 MMA, 7-1 BMMA)
Division: Bantamweight
Betting odds: Sabatello -135, Stots +115
Junkie pick results: Stots 9, Sabatello 2
Sergio Pettis vs. Patchy Mix
Records: Pettis (23-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA), Mix (18-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA)
Division: Bantamweight
Betting odds: Mix -200, Pettis +165
Junkie pick results: Mix 10, Pettis 1
Yaroslav Amosov vs. Jason Jackson
Records: Amosov (27-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA), Jackson (16-4 MMA, 7-1 BMMA)
Division: Welterweight
Betting odds: Amosov -440, Jackson +340
Junkie pick results: Amosov 11, Jackson 0
Check out all the main card picks below.
Bellator 301 main card picks
| Amosov vs. Jackson |
Pettis vs. Mix |
Sabatello vs. Stots |
McKee vs. Outlaw |
Freire vs. Shabliy |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 185-102 |
 Amosov (87%) |
 Mix (55%) |
 Stots (70%) |
 McKee (94%) |
 Shabliy (63%) |
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Nolan King @mma_kings 185-102 |
Amosov |
Mix |
Stots |
McKee |
Shabliy |
|
Simon Samano @SJSamano 183-104 |
Amosov |
 Pettis |
Stots |
McKee |
 Freire |
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George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 182-105 |
Amosov |
Mix |
Stots |
McKee |
Shabliy |
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Ken Hathaway @1kenhathaway 181-106  |
Amosov |
Mix |
Stots |
McKee |
Shabliy |
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Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 180-107 |
Amosov |
Mix |
Stots |
McKee |
Shabliy |
|
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 174-113 |
Amosov |
Mix |
Stots |
McKee |
Shabliy |
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Brian Garcia @thegoze 173-114 |
Amosov |
Mix |
Stots |
McKee |
Freire |
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Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 172-115 |
Amosov |
Mix |
Stots |
McKee |
Shabliy |
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Matt Erickson @MattE 172-115 |
Amosov |
Mix |
 Sabatello |
McKee |
Freire |
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Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 171-116 |
Amosov |
Mix |
Sabatello |
McKee |
Freire |
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Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 166-122 |
Amosov |
Mix |
Stots |
McKee |
Shabliy |
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 301.
