Bellator is back in South Dakota this week with a former titleholder atop the lineup.
Bellator 298 takes place Friday at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Islam Mamedov vs. Sidney Outlaw
Records: Mamedov (22-2-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), Outlaw (16-5 MMA, 4-2 BMMA)
Division: 160-pound contract weight
Betting odds: Mamedov -250, Outlaw +205
Junkie pick results: Mamedov 8, Outlaw 3
James Gallagher vs. James Gonzalez
Records: Gallagher (11-2 MMA, 8-2 BMMA), Gonzalez (10-6 MMA, 1-1 BMMA)
Division: Featherweight
Betting odds: Gallagher -125, Gonzalez +105
Junkie pick results: Gallagher 11, Gonzalez 0
Aaron Jeffery vs. Dalton Rosta
Records: Jeffery (13-4 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), Rosta (8-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Rosta -190, Jeffery +160
Junkie pick results: Rosta 11, Jeffery 0
Valentin Moldavsky vs. Steve Mowry
Records: Moldavsky (11-3 MMA, 6-2 BMMA), Mowry (10-0-1 MMA, 6-0-1 BMMA)
Division: Heavyweight
Betting odds: Moldavsky -230, Mowry +190
Junkie pick results: Mowry 6, Moldavsky 5
Logan Storley vs. Brennan Ward
Records: Storley (14-2 MMA, 9-2 BMMA), Ward (17-6 MMA, 12-6 BMMA)
Division: Welterweight
Betting odds: Storley -325, Ward +260
Junkie pick results: Storley 6, Ward 5
Check out all the main card picks below.
| Storley vs. Ward |
Moldavsky vs. Mowry |
Jeffery vs. Rosta |
Gallagher vs. Gonzalez |
Mamedov vs. Outlaw |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 127-79 |
 Storley (N/A%) |
 Mowry (54%) |
 Rosta (73%) |
 Gallagher (75%) |
 Mamedov (87%) |
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Nolan King @mma_kings 129-77 |
 Ward |
 Moldavsky |
Rosta |
Gallagher |
Mamedov |
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Simon Samano @SJSamano 127-79 |
Ward |
Mowry |
Rosta |
Gallagher |
Mamedov |
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Matt Erickson @MattE 124-82 |
Storley |
Mowry |
Rosta |
Gallagher |
Mamedov |
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Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 124-82  |
Storley |
Mowry |
Rosta |
Gallagher |
Mamedov |
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Matthew Wells @MrMWells 123-83 |
Ward |
Mowry |
Rosta |
Gallagher |
Mamedov |
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George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 123-83 |
Storley |
Mowry |
Rosta |
Gallagher |
 Outlaw |
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Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 122-84 |
Storley |
Moldavsky |
Rosta |
Gallagher |
Outlaw |
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Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 121-85 |
Ward |
Moldavsky |
Rosta |
Gallagher |
Mamedov |
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Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 117-89 |
Ward |
Moldavsky |
Rosta |
Gallagher |
Mamedov |
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Brian Garcia @thegoze 117-89 |
Storley |
Moldavsky |
Rosta |
Gallagher |
Outlaw |
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Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 114-92 |
Storley |
Mowry |
Rosta |
Gallagher |
Mamedov |
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