The fourth and final fight card chosen by the MMASucka crew this weekend is ready to go.
Later in the day, on April 22nd, Bellator sees the 295 ready for action from the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. The promotion’s doubleheader fight card is Bellator’s fourth time with two events per weekend dating back to 2018. Today’s fight card sees the prelims starting at 8:00pm ET (5:00pm PT). ) on the Bellator YouTube channel with the main card succeeding at 11:00 PM ET (8:00 PM PT) on ShowTime.
Stay tuned with MMASucka for live Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mixed Results.
Rounding up our Team MMASucka picks from the weekend’s three other fight cards with ONE Fight Night 9 and Bellator 294: Carmouche vs. Bennett 2 vs UFC Vegas 71: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes.
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The Bellator World Bantamweight Grand Prix Final as well as the promotion’s Interim Championship await the featured main event of the night between Ruffion Stotts And Patchi mix. Tonight’s grand prize winner will receive a $1 million prize plus the next potential challenger to the winner of the June 16th match between the current 135-pound champ, Sergio Pettisand the current featherweight champion Patrick Pitbull.
The current interim title holder Stots saw a huge success in 2022 by winning the interim belt John Archuleta Only 364 days ago plus his separate defense of the decision and advance to the semifinals Danny Sabatiello. His other win would be the 12th in a row since his only professional loss in the summer of 2017 until Merab Dvlishvili. Stots’ opponent, Mix, also brings a lone blemish during his MMA journey after losing a unanimous decision to the then-vacant title against John Archuleta In September of 2020. The former King of the Cage Champion witnessed his successes at the Grand Prix with a unanimous decision vs. Koji Horiguchi The second round of the guillotine ended Magomed Magomedov.
An exciting flyweight match Koji Horiguchi And Ray Borg It was expected of the main card. However, after renegotiating a weight bout for his 130-pound attempt, Borg lost weight and was disqualified from the event in what was his 17th career fight disqualification. He has since been removed from the promotion, his management team, and retired from MMA while Horiguchi, without an alternative opponent, was removed from the event.
in turn, Yancy Medeiros And Charlie Leary He will fight on the main card at 165lbs catchweight, although this fight will not be included in our picks due to the late change.
Who is Team MMASucka picking to win at Bellator 295? see below.
2023 Staff Picks
MMASucka’s team selections consist of five promotions: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator MMA, ONE Championship, Professional Fighters League (PFL), and Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS). UFC and Bellator events feature main card selections only. The PFL will show select fights from the main and preliminary card while the DWCS will see all fights counted from the event. The ONE-Selection Championship returns for the first time since 2020 and will feature only card-selected Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights with a minimum of three matches.
The winner of the Selected Staff at the end of 2023, who selected the fighters with the most victories, will have a choice between receiving a custom-made championship belt from ProAmBelts or a series of championship chains. Staff picks won in 2022 Wesley Riddell With a record of 264-135.
Check out Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix picks from the staff below.
Personnel records after UFC on ESPN 44:
1. Ben Jamison: 73 – 39
2 c. Nate Freeman: 72-40
2 c. Tim Wheaton: 72-40
4. Michael DeSantis: 70-42
5 t. Wesley Riddell: 68-44
5 t. Fraser Crone: 68-44
7. Jeremy Brand: 66-46
8. Romelu Reyes: 62-34
9. Julio Monteros Jr.: 61-43
10. Jack Goodwilly: 57-38
11. Brian Knight: 54 – 34
12. Andrew Benjamin: 53-54
13. Jonathan Andrade: 16-14
14. Brandon Joint: 12-9
15. Andrew Harbaugh: 10-7
16. Joshua Yoli: 7-6
*Note – not all employees opt for each event*
*Note – ONE Fight Night 9, Bellator 294 and UFC Vegas 71 selections will be added to the above records this coming weekend*
Aaron Beck (10-4), -700
against.
James Gonzalez (9-5), +510
Featherweight division
– 145 lbs. ~ 65.8 lbs. –
Wesley Riddle: Biko via 1st round TKO
Michael DiAntis: Biko via 2nd round TKO
Andrew Benjamin: Biko via 1st round TKO
Fraser Kron: Biko via 2nd round TKO
Tim Wheaton: Biko via unanimous decision
Brian Knight: Biko via 2nd round TKO
Jack Goodwilly: Biko via 1st round TKO
Ben Jamison: Biko via 2nd round TKO
Pico working group selection: 8
Gonzalez staff pick: 0
Fife Lee MacFarlane (12-2), +120
against.
Kana Watanabe (11-1-1), -140
Women’s flyweight division
– Co-main event –
– 125 lbs. ~ 56.7 lbs. –
Wesley Riddell: Watanabe via Split Design
Michael DeSantis: Macfarlane via unanimous decision
Andrew Benjamin: Watanabe via unanimous decision
Fraser Kron: MacFarlane via unanimous decision
Tim Wheaton: Watanabe via unanimous decision
Brian Knight: MacFarlane via Split Design
Jack Goodwilly: MacFarlane via unanimous decision
Ben Jamieson: Watanabe via unanimous decision
MacFarlane Team Picks: 4
Watanabe’s staff selection: 4
Ruffion Stotts (19-1), -105
against.
stain mixture (17-1), -115
Interim Bantamweight Championship
– World Grand Prix Final –
– The main event –
– 135 lbs. ~ 61.2 lbs. –
Wesley Riddle: Mix via Split Design
Michael DiAntis: Mix via unanimous decision
Andrew Benjamin: Mix via Split Design
Fraser Kron: Stots via unanimous decision
Tim Wheaton: Mix via unanimous decision
Brian Knight: Stots via Unanimous Decision
Jack Goodwilly: Stots via unanimous decision
Ben Jamison: Mix via unanimous decision
Staff selection rules: 3
Staff selection mix: 5