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
amosov2023
Amosov
(73%)
kennedy2023
Kennedy
(80%)
queally2023
Queally
(83%)
kavanagh2023
Kavanagh
(77%)
clarke2023
Clarke
(90%)
Matt Erickson
18-8
storley2023
Storley
kennedy2023
Kennedy
queally2023
Queally
harding2023
Harding
clarke2023
Clarke
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
17-9
amosov2023
Amosov
kennedy2023
Kennedy
queally2023
Queally
kavanagh2023
Kavanagh
clarke2023
Clarke
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
17-9
amosov2023
Amosov
kennedy2023
Kennedy
queally2023
Queally
kavanagh2023
Kavanagh
clarke2023
Clarke
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
16-10
trophy copy 2018, 2022 Champion
amosov2023
Amosov
kennedy2023
Kennedy
queally2023
Queally
kavanagh2023
Kavanagh
clarke2023
Clarke
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
16-10
amosov2023
Amosov
carvalho2023
Carvalho
queally2023
Queally
kavanagh2023
Kavanagh
clarke2023
Clarke
Nolan King
@mma_kings
15-11/em>
amosov2023
Amosov
kennedy2023
Kennedy
queally2023
Queally
kavanagh2023
Kavanagh
clarke2023
Clarke
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
15-11
trophy copy 2017 Champion
storley2023
Storley
kennedy2023
Kennedy
queally2023
Queally
kavanagh2023
Kavanagh
clarke2023
Clarke
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
14-12
amosov2023
Amosov
kennedy2023
Kennedy
queally2023
Queally
kavanagh2023
Kavanagh
clarke2023
Clarke
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
14-12
amosov2023
Amosov
kennedy2023
Kennedy
queally2023
Queally
kavanagh2023
Kavanagh
clarke2023
Clarke
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
12-14
amosov2023
Amosov
kennedy2023
Kennedy
queally2023
Queally
kavanagh2023
Kavanagh
clarke2023
Clarke
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
12-14
trophy copy 2014 Champion
amosov2023
Amosov
kennedy2023
Kennedy
queally2023
Queally
kavanagh2023
Kavanagh
clarke2023
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.

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