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Matt Erickson

Bellator 237: Make your predictions for Fedor Emelianenko vs. ‘Rampage’ Jackson

We want your predictions for this week’s Bellator 237 event in Japan.

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 237 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. Bellator 237, the promotion’s debut in Japan, takes place Saturday (Sunday locally) at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, near Tokyo. The main card streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Make your picks for all six main card fights inside.

Goiti Yamauchi

Daron Cruickshank vs. Goiti Yamauchi

Records: Daron Cruickshank (22-12 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Goiti Yamauchi (24-4 MMA, 10-3 BMMA)
Past five: Cruickshank 3-2, Yamauchi 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.23.19): Yamauchi -335, Cruickshank +245

Ilara Joanne

Ilara Joanne vs. Kana Watanabe

Records: Ilara Joanne (9-4 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), Kana Watanabe (8-0-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Joanne 3-2, Watanabe 5-0
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.23.19): N/A

Lorenz Larkin

Lorenz Larkin vs. Keita Nakamura

Records: Lorenz Larkin (21-7 MMA, 3-2 BMMA), Keita Nakamura (35-10-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Larkin 3-2, Nakamura 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.23.19): Larkin -530, Nakamura +350

Michael Page

Shinsho Anzai vs. Michael Page

Records: Shinsho Anzai (11-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Michael Page (16-1 MMA, 12-1 BMMA)
Past five: Anzai 3-2, Page 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.23.19): Page -810, Anzai +470

Michael Chandler.

Michael Chandler vs. Sidney Outlaw

Records: Michael Chandler (19-5 MMA, 16-5 BMMA), Sidney Outlaw (14-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA)
Past five: Chandler 3-2, Outlaw 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.23.19): Chandler -430, Outlaw +310

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Quinton Jackson

Records: Fedor Emelianenko (38-6 MMA, 2-2 BMMA), Quinton Jackson (38-13 MMA, 5-2 BMMA)
Past five: Emelianenko 3-2, Jackson 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.23.19): Emelianenko -170, Jackson +130

Next page: Full Bellator 237 fight card

MAIN CARD (Paramount, DAZN, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Fedor Emelianenko vs. Quinton Jackson
  • Michael Chandler vs. Sidney Outlaw
  • Shinsho Anzai vs. Michael Page – 173-pound contract weight
  • Lorenz Larkin vs. Keita Nakamura
  • Ilara Joanne vs. Kana Watanabe
  • Daron Cruickshank vs. Goiti Yamauchi

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie)

  • Andy Nguyen vs. Ai Shimizu
  • Ryuichiro Sumimura vs. Jon Tuck
  • Jarred Brooks vs. Haruo Ochi
  • Hiroto Uesako vs. Yusuke Yachi
  • Kanna Asakura vs. Jayme Hinshaw
  • Sergey Shemetov vs. Shoma Shibisai
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