We want your predictions for Saturday’s Bellator 228 event in Inglewood, Calif.
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 228 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. Bellator 228 takes place Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles. The main card streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Make your picks for all five main-card fights inside:
Georgi Karakhanyan vs. A.J. McKee
Records: Georgi Karakhanyan (28-9-1 MMA, 6-7 BMMA), A.J. McKee (14-0 MMA, 14-0 BMMA)
Past five: Karakhanyan 2-3, McKee 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: McKee No. 15
Odds (as of 09.23.19): N/A
Saul Rogers vs. Daniel Weichel
Records: Saul Rogers (13-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), Daniel Weichel (39-11 MMA, 8-3 BMMA)
Past five: Rogers 4-1, Weichel 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.23.19): N/A
Darrion Caldwell vs. Henry Corrales
Records: Darrion Caldwell (12-3 MMA, 9-2 BMMA), Henry Corrales (17-3 MMA, 5-3 BMMA)
Past five: Caldwell 3-2, Corrales 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Caldwell No. 14 bantamweight
Odds (as of 09.23.19): N/A
Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi
Records: Lyoto Machida (26-8 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), Gegard Mousasi (45-7-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA)
Past five: Machida 4-1, Mousasi 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Mousasi No. 7
Odds (as of 09.23.19): Mousasi -315, Machida +245
Patricio Freire vs. Juan Archuleta
Records: Patricio Freire (29-4 MMA, 17-4 BMMA), Juan Archuleta (23-1 MMA, 5-0 BMMA)
Past five: Freire 4-1, Archuleta 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Freire No. 7
Odds (as of 09.23.19): Freire -160, Archuleta +130
Next page: Full Bellator 228 fight card
MAIN CARD (DAZN, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Patricio Freire vs. Juan Archuleta – for featherweight title; featherweight tournament opening round
- Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi
- Darrion Caldwell vs. Henry Corrales
- Saul Rogers vs. Daniel Weichel
- Georgi Karakhanyan vs. A.J. McKee
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 6:45 p.m. ET)
- Shawn Bunch vs. Leandro Higo
- Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Jay Viola
- Dominic Clark vs. Joshua Jones
- Weber Almeida vs. Castle Williams
- Jason Edwards vs. Adrian Najera
- Antonio McKee vs. William Sriyapai
- Ian Butler vs. Emilio Williams
- A.J. Agazarm vs. Jonathan Quiroz
- Osman Diaz vs. Andre Walker
- Shannon Goughary vs. Ava Knight
- Johnny Cisneros vs. Mike Jasper
- James Barnes vs. David Duran
