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Bellator 291 predictions: Who’s picking Logan Storley to upset Yaroslav Amosov?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the Bellator 291 main card in Dublin, featuring Yaroslav Amosov vs. Logan Storley.

	Amosov vs. Storley	Carvalho vs. Kennedy	Logan vs. Queally	Harding vs. Kavanagh	Clarke vs. Sinis
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 15-11	Amosov (73%)	Kennedy (80%)	Queally (83%)	Kavanagh (77%)	Clarke (90%)
Matt Erickson 18-8	Storley	Kennedy	Queally	Harding	Clarke
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 17-9	Amosov	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 17-9	Amosov	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 16-10 2018, 2022 Champion	Amosov	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
Simon Samano @SJSamano 16-10	Amosov	Carvalho	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
Nolan King @mma_kings 15-11/em>	Amosov	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
Brian Garcia @thegoze 15-11 2017 Champion	Storley	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 14-12	Amosov	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 14-12	Amosov	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 12-14	Amosov	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 12-14 2014 Champion	Amosov	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke

Bellator 291 predictions: Who’s picking Logan Storley to upset Yaroslav Amosov?

Bellator is in Ireland with one of the most dominant fighters in MMA at the top of the bill.

Bellator 291 takes place Saturday at 3Arena in Dublin. 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.)

In the main event, welterweight champion [autotag]Yaroslav Amosov[/autotag] (26-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) meets interim champ [autotag]Logan Storley[/autotag] (14-1 MMA, 9-1 BMMA) in a title unification bout. The two fought in late 2020, when Amosov took a split decision. He won the title his next time out.

Amosov is slight favorite at -165 at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on Storley is +130. But our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are siding with Amosov, who has MMA’s longest active winning streak, at a big 9-2 clip.

In the co-feature, [autotag]Pedro Carvalho[/autotag] (13-6 MMA, 6-3 BMMA) takes on [autotag]Jeremy Kennedy[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) at featherweight. Kennedy nearly is a 3-1 favorite, and he’s a near-unanimous pick at 10-1 from our staff members.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Peter Queally[/autotag] (13-7-1 MMA, 2-3 BMMA) is just a -150 favorite at lightweight in front of his home fans against [autotag]Bryce Logan[/autotag] (12-7 MMA, 0-4 BMMA), but Queally is one of our two unanimous picks on the main card at 11-0.

[autotag]Janay Harding[/autotag] (6-6 MMA, 3-4 BMMA) and [autotag]Sinead Kavanagh[/autotag] (8-5 MMA, 5-5 BMMA) meet in a women’s featherweight fight, and each is hoping a win will lead to a title shot. Kavanagh is more than a 2-1 favorite on her home turf, and she has a near-unanimous edge in the picks at 10-1.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Ciaran Clarke[/autotag] (6-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) takes on late-notice replacement and promotional newcomer [autotag]Leonardo Sinis[/autotag] (11-5-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) at featherweight. Clarke is the biggest favorite on the main card at more than 4-1, and not surprisingly is our other unanimous pick.

In the MMA Junkie consensus picks, Amosov (73 percent), Kennedy (80 percent), Queally (83 percent), Kavanagh (77 percent) and Clarke (90 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 291.

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Nov. 28-Dec. 4)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from Nov. 28-Dec. 4.

Bellator 282 post-event facts: Johnny Eblen the newest undefeated champion

Johnny Eblen joined the short list of fighters to win a Bellator title with an undefeated record at Bellator 282.

The Bellator event schedule resumed Friday with Bellator 282, which took place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and saw a new champion crowned in the main event.

[autotag]Johnny Eblen[/autotag] (12-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) captured the middleweight title with a dominant sweep over [autotag]Gegard Mousasi[/autotag] (49-8-2 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) by unanimous decision, becoming the eighth 185-pound champion in company history.

For more on the numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-fight facts from Bellator 282.

Bellator 282 video: Mandel Nallo snipes Bryce Logan with violent one-punch walkoff

Mandel Nallo added another one-hitter quitter to his highlight reel at Bellator 282 when he knocked out Bryce Logan.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – [autotag]Mandel Nallo[/autotag] already had an extensive highlight reel, but added another brutal knockout against [autotag]Bryce Logan[/autotag] at Bellator 282.

Friday, Nallo (9-2 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) opened up the preliminary card at Mohegan Sun Arena when he bludgeoned Logan (12-7 MMA, 0-4 BMMA) with a single knockout punch. The stoppage came 67 seconds into the bout.

A Tristar staple who struggled to stay active earlier in his career, Nallo is finally competing consistently. He moves to 2-1 in his most recent three and bounces back from a TKO loss to Nick Browne in February.

As for Logan, he continues to struggle under the Bellator banner. After he won the LFA title in 2020, Logan inked a multifight deal with the promotion. The three-fight winning streak that carried him into the promotion is now followed by a three-fight losing skid.

Check out Nallo’s knockout below:

𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙃𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 👊💥

A perfectly timed right hand for @NoTweetMandel sends @BryceLogan23 to the canvas! What a stoppage.#Bellator282 @MonsterEnergy prelims fueled by El Super Markets LIVE now 👇

➡️ https://t.co/XHobWDyISk pic.twitter.com/96J6JL4vsW

— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) June 24, 2022

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Fabio Aguiar vs. Taylor Johnson among three additions to Bellator 265 in South Dakota

Bellator’s second event in Sioux Falls, S.D., continues to fill up.

Bellator MMA’s second event in Sioux Falls, S.D., continues to fill up.

Among the most recent additions to Bellator 265 is a middleweight matchup between Pitbull Brothers team member [autotag]Fabio Aguiar[/autotag] (17-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) and surging finisher [autotag]Taylor Johnson[/autotag] (7-2 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), a promotion official recently informed MMA Junkie. The event takes place Aug. 20 at Sanford Pentagon.

Additionally, a lightweight fight between [autotag]Mike Hamel[/autotag] (7-5 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) and [autotag]Bryce Logan[/autotag] (12-5 MMA, 0-2 BMMA), as well as a welterweight bout between [autotag]Archie Colgan[/autotag] (2-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and [autotag]Deven Fisher[/autotag] (4-8 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) have been added. The Hamel vs. Logan fight was first reported by Sherdog.

Aguiar, 33, made his promotional debut April 2 at Bellator 255 when he lost a unanimous decision to former UFC fighter Khalid Murtazaliev. The defeat was his first since 2015 snapped a nine-fight winning streak.

As for Johnson, the former LFA standout and Dana White’s Contender Series alumnus, rebounded from a loss to Johnny Eblen when he defeated Lance Wright by first-round rear-naked choke.

With the addition, the Bellator 265 lineup includes:

Sergei Kharitonov vs. Cheick Kongo
Adam Borics vs. Jay Jay Wilson
DeAnna Bennett vs. Alejandra Lara
Kevin Childs vs. Bailey Schoenfelder
Mike Hamel vs. Bryce Logan
Archie Logan vs. Deven Fisher
Fabio Aguiar vs. Taylor Johnson

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Bellator 251: Bryce Logan Pre-fight Interview

Bellator signs LFA lightweight champion Bryce Logan to multifight contract

Another LFA champion is headed to Bellator.

The list of LFA champions who have signed with Bellator in recent weeks continues to grow.

LFA lightweight champion [autotag]Bryce Logan[/autotag] is the latest promotional titleholder to sign a multifight deal with Bellator, joining light heavyweight champion Alex Polizzi, featherweight champion Justin Gonzales and welterweight champion Jaleel Willis on the roster.

Logan’s management team confirmed the news on Instagram after it was first revealed in a recent episode of “Inside LFA.”

Logan (12-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) is expected to make his return to Bellator in the coming weeks, but no fight has been finalized.

At Bellator 204 in August 2018, Logan competed in a one-off for the promotion, losing a split decision to Demarques Jackson. Since then, Logan has gone 3-1. After beating Kenneth Glenn and Jonas Flok, Logan earned LFA gold in July, defeating Dana White’s Contender Series alumnus Jacob Rosales by unanimous decision.

Logan, 30, has finished four of his 12 professional victories inside the distance. A member of Fight Ready MMA, Logan’s only career losses have come against Jackson, UFC alumni Te Edwards and Grant Dawson, and PFL lightweight Nate Andrews.

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Your newest member of the @bellatormma roster is our very own @brycelogan155 ‼️ After winning the @lfafighting lightweight belt, Bryce will now be taking his talents to the Bellator cage for a multi fight deal with his debut set for November 5th❗️ 🥊 #KOgang

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LFA 87 video highlights

Check out highlights from LFA 87 in Sioux Falls, S.D., courtesy of the promotion.

‘Inside LFA with Ron Kruck:’ Latest on new champ Jimmy Flick, LFA 87 preview, DWCS notes

Check out the latest on what’s happening in LFA.

“Inside LFA with Ron Kruck” is LFA’s weekly look at prior and upcoming fights, as well as the latest news and notes within the promotion, and you can watch Episode 7 in the video above.

WHAT’S COVERED:

Check out last Friday’s LFA 86 highlights, where a new champion was crowned.
As mentioned, at LFA 86, [autotag]Jimmy Flick[/autotag] claimed the vacant flyweight title with an arm-triangle choke submission of Greg Fischer in just 38 seconds, the second fastest finish in an LFA title fight. Listen to what the confident Flick had to say afterward.
Check out a preview of the LFA 87 main event where, on Friday, [autotag]Bryce Logan[/autotag] and [autotag]Jacob Rosales[/autotag] will fight for the vacant lightweight title. Both Logan and Rosales, a Dana White’s Contender Series veteran, have yet to lose in their five combined LFA bouts. Listen to what both men had to say heading into their fight.
Of note, the LFA has sent almost 200 fighters to the UFC, and with DWCS set to kick off next week, that number could grow even more. Check out the list of names who are set to compete on the show this season.

On The Doorstep: 5 fighters who could make UFC or Bellator with July wins

For those who make it to the highest stage, the journey starts long before they strap on UFC or Bellator gloves.

Every champion in MMA history started out somewhere.

For those who make it to the highest stage, the journey starts long before they strap on UFC or Bellator gloves. Modern-era fighters progress through the regional ranks with hopes of accomplishing the highest accolades. Many will try, but few will succeed.

This month, five fighters on the verge of achieving major-promotion notoriety return to the cage for what could be their stepping stone fights. There are dozens of fighters inches away from making the jump in the coming weeks, but these five are particularly exemplary.

This month:

A fired-up featherweight who was passed over on DWCS last season looks to change Dana White’s mind by picking up an LFA title
An under-the-radar bantamweight with career finishes hopes No. 10 get him signed.
A relatively unknown Shogun Fights champion expects to make an impressive UFC-call-worthy debut on the national stage.
A 21-year-old flyweight is riding high off a brutal head kick, feeling confident another finish – and a UFC call – is in her future.
A seasoned 11-year veteran of MMA thinks he’s closer than ever to finally taking the step up to the UFC – and an LFA title should solidify that.

Scroll through the following pages to see the five fighters who this month find themselves on the doorstep:

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