We want your predictions for Friday’s Bellator 297 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 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT).
Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the Bellator 297 main card staff predictions we release Thursday ahead of the event. Bellator 297 takes place Friday at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Make your picks for the fights below.
Edwin Chavez vs. Cody Law
Records: Edwin Chavez (6-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Cody Law (6-2 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) Past five: Chavez 2-3, Law 3-2 Division: Featherweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 06.12.23): Chavez +300, Law -400
Jordan Newman vs. Matthew Perry
Records: Jordan Newman (5-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA), Matthew Perry (5-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) Past five: Newman 5-0, Perry 2-3 Division: Middleweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 06.12.23): Newman -1000, Perry +500
Records: Karl Moore (11-2 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), Alex Polizzi (10-2 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) Past five: Moore 4-1, Polizzi 3-2 Division: Light heavyweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 06.12.23): Moore -105, Polizzi -125
Records: Wladmir Gouvea (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), Gabriel Sayeg (1-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) Past five: Gouvea 1-0, Sayeg 1-1 Division: Heavyweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 06.12.23): N/A
Daniel James vs. Gokhan Saricam
Records: Daniel James (15-6-1 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), Gokhan Saricam (8-2 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) Past five: James 5-0, Saricam 4-1 Division: Heavyweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 06.12.23): James -110, Saricam -120
Corey Anderson vs. Phil Davis
Records: Corey Anderson (17-6 MMA, 3-1 BMMA), Phil Davis (24-6 MMA, 11-3 BMMA) Past five: Anderson 3-2, Davis 4-1 Division: Light heavyweight Rankings: Anderson No. 7, Davis honorable mention Odds (as of 06.12.23): Anderson -175, Davis +130
