Bellator 255: Make your predictions for Patricio Freire vs. Emmanuel Sanchez 2
We want your predictions for Fridady’s Bellator 255 event in Connecticut.
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 noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the Bellator 255 main card staff predictions we release Thursday ahead of the event. Bellator 255 takes place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Make your picks for the fights below.
Chris Gonzalez vs. Roger Huerta
Records: Chris Gonzalez (5-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA), Roger Huerta (24-12-1 MMA, 1-5 BMMA) Past five: Gonzalez 5-0, Huerta 2-3 Division: Lightweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.28.21): Gonzalez -260, Huerta +200 [opinary poll="whats-your-pick-for-chris-gonzalez-vs-ro" customer="mmajunkie">
Mandel Nallo vs. Ricardo Seixas Filho
Records: Mandel Nallo (7-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), Ricardo Seixas Filho (9-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) Past five: Nallo 4-1, Filho 3-2 Division: Lightweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.28.21): Nallo -250, Filho +200 [opinary poll="whats-your-pick-for-mandel-nallo-vs-rica" customer="mmajunkie">
Magomed Magomedov vs. Cee Jay Hamilton
Records: Magomed Magomedov (17-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), Cee Jay Hamilton (15-7 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) Past five: Magomedov 5-0, Hamilton 3-2 Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.28.21): Magomedov -700, Hamilton +500 [opinary poll="whats-your-pick-for-cee-jay-hamilton-vs-" customer="mmajunkie">
Roman Faraldo vs. Trevor Gudde
Records: Roman Faraldo (4-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), Trevor Gudde (2-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) Past five: Faraldo 4-0, Gudde 2-1 Division: Welterweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.28.21): Faraldo -400, Gudde +310 [opinary poll="whats-your-pick-for-roman-faraldo-vs-tre" customer="mmajunkie">
Branko Busick vs. Jordan Newman
Records: Branko Busick (2-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Jordan Newman (2-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) Past five: Busick 2-1, Newman 2-0 Division: Light heavyweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.28.21): N/A [opinary poll="whats-your-pick-for-branko-busick-vs-jor" customer="mmajunkie">
Fabio Aguiar vs. Khalid Murtazaliev
Records: Fabio Aguiar (17-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Khalid Murtazaliev (14-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) Past five: Aguiar 5-0, Murtazaliev 4-1 Division: Middleweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.28.21): Murtazaliev -150, Aguiar +120 [opinary poll="whats-your-pick-for-fabio-aguiar-vs-khal" customer="mmajunkie">
Mukhamed Berkhamov vs. Herman Terrado
Records: Mukhamed Berkhamov (14-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Herman Terrado (11-3-1 MMA, 1-0-1 BMMA) Past five: Berkhamov 5-0, Terrado 3-2 Division: Welterweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.28.21): N/A [opinary poll="whats-your-pick-for-mukhamed-berkhamov-v" customer="mmajunkie">
Alejandra Lara vs. Kana Watanabe
Records: Alejandra Lara (9-3 MMA, 3-2 BMMA), Kana Watanabe (9-0-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) Past five: Lara 3-2, Watanabe 5-0 Division: Women's flyweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.28.21): Lara -150, Watanabe +120 [opinary poll="whats-your-pick-for-alejandra-lara-vs-ka" customer="mmajunkie">
Neiman Gracie vs. Jason Jackson
Records: Neiman Gracie (10-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA), Jason Jackson (13-4 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) Past five: Gracie 4-1, Jackson 4-1 Division: Welterweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.28.21): Gracie -175, Jackson +145 [opinary poll="whats-your-pick-for-neiman-gracie-vs-jas" customer="mmajunkie">
Mike Hamel vs. Usman Nurmagomedov
Records: Mike Hamel (7-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), Usman Nurmagomedov (11-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) Past five: Hamel 2-3, Nurmagomedov 5-0 Division: Lightweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.28.21): Nurmagomedov -675, Hamel +450 [opinary poll="whats-your-pick-for-mike-hamel-vs-usman-" customer="mmajunkie">
Patricio Freire vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
Records: Patricio Freire (31-4 MMA, 19-4 BMMA), Emmanuel Sanchez (20-4 MMA, 12-3 BMMA) Past five: Freire 5-0, Sanchez 4-1 Division: Featherweight Rankings: Freire No. 4, No. 15 pound-for-pound Odds (as of 03.28.21): Freire -300, Sanchez +250 [opinary poll="whats-your-pick-for-patricio-freire-vs-e" customer="mmajunkie">
Bellator 255 fight card (as of March 28, 2:45 p.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET)
Champ Patricio Freire vs. Emmanuel Sanchez – for featherweight title; featherweight grand prix semifinal
Mike Hamel vs. Usman Nurmagomedov
Neiman Gracie vs. Jason Jackson
Alejandra Lara vs. Kana Watanabe
Tyrell Fortune vs. TBA
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 6 p.m. ET)
Mukhamed Berkhamov vs. Herman Terrado
Fabio Aguiar vs. Khalid Murtazaliev
Branko Busick vs. Jordan Newman
Roman Faraldo vs. Trevor Gudde
Magomed Magomedov vs. Cee Jay Hamilton
Mandel Nallo vs. Ricardo Seixas Filho
Chris Gonzalez vs. Roger Huerta
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