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.

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