We want your predictions for Saturday’s Bellator 221 event in Rosemont, Ill.
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 Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the Bellator 221 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. Bellator 221 takes place Saturday at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., near Chicago. The main card streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Make your picks for all five main-card fights inside:
James Bennett vs. Tywan Claxton
Records: James Bennett (4-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), Tywan Claxton (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA)
Past five: Bennett 4-1, Claxton 4-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.06.19): N/A
Jake Hager vs. T.J. Jones
Records: Jake Hager (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), T.J. Jones (1-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Hager 1-0, Jones 1-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.06.19): N/A
Pat Curran vs. A.J. McKee
Records: Pat Curran (23-7 MMA, 13-4 BMMA), A.J. McKee (13-0 MMA, 13-0 BMMA)
Past five: Curran 3-2, McKee 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: McKee honorable mention
Odds (as of 05.06.19): N/A
Douglas Lima vs. Michael Page
Records: Douglas Lima (30-7 MMA, 12-3 BMMA), Michael Page (14-0 MMA, 10-0 BMMA)
Past five: Lima 4-1, Page 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Lima No. 10
Odds (as of 05.06.19): N/A
Michael Chandler vs. Patricio Freire
Records: Michael Chandler (19-4 MMA, 16-4 BMMA), Patricio Freire (28-4 MMA, 16-4 BMMA)
Past five: Chandler 4-1, Freire 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Freire No. 10 featherweight
Odds (as of 05.06.19): N/A
Next page: Full Bellator 221 fight card
MAIN CARD (DAZN, 9 p.m. ET)
- Champ Michael Chandler vs. champ Patricio Freire – for Chandler’s lightweight title
- Douglas Lima vs. Michael Page – welterweight grand prix semifinal
- Pat Curran vs. A.J. McKee
- Jake Hager vs. T.J. Jones
- James Bennett vs Tywan Claxton
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 7:30 p.m. ET)
- Adil Benjilany vs. Cris Lencioni
- Josh Streacker vs. Scott Writz
- Bryan Bautista vs. Rob Fenicle
- Askar Askar vs. Taylor Moore
- Romero Cotton vs. Matt Paul
- Chris Gonzalez vs. Charlie Radtke
- P.J. Cajigas vs. Craig Fruth
- James Bochnovic vs. Robert Morrow
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