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(Up to date at 12:20 a.m. on July 26, 2023, with new foremost occasion.)
We wish your predictions for Saturday’s Bellator x Rizin 2 occasion in Japan.
Our workers picks function consists of the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Merely solid your vote for every bout under, and we’ll use the official tallies which can be registered by Thursday at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT).
These MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will probably be a part of the Bellator X Rizin 2 foremost card workers predictions we launch Friday forward of the occasion. Bellator x Rizin 2 takes place Saturday at Saitama Tremendous Area in Saitama, Japan. The Bellator portion of the cardboard airs on Showtime.
Make your picks for the fights under.
Andrey Koreshkov vs. Lorenz Larkin
Data: Andrey Koreshkov (25-4 MMA, 15-4 BMMA), Lorenz Larkin (25-7 MMA, 7-2 BMMA)Previous 5: Koreshkov 4-1, Larkin 5-0Division: WelterweightRankings: Larkin honorable mentionOdds (as of 07.24.23): Koreshkov -165, Larkin +120
Veta Arteaga vs. Kana Watanabe
Data: Veta Arteaga (7-5 MMA, 6-5 BMMA), Kana Watanabe (11-2-1 MMA, 3-2 BMMA)Previous 5: Arteaga 2-3, Watanabe 3-2Division: Girls’s flyweightRankings: NoneOdds (as of 07.24.23): Watanabe -550, Arteaga +350
Magomed Magomedov vs. Danny Sabatello
Data: Magomed Magomedov (19-3 MMA, 3-2 BMMA), Danny Sabatello (14-2 MMA, 4-1 BMMA)Previous 5: Magomedov 3-2, Sabatello 4-1Division: BantamweightRankings: NoneOdds (as of 07.24.23): Sabatello -120, Magomedov -110
Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Makoto Shinryu
Data: Kyoji Horiguchi (30-5 MMA, 2-2 BMMA), Makoto Shinryu (16-1-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA)Previous 5: Horiguchi 3-2, Shinryu 5-0Division: FlyweightRankings: Horiguchi No. 15Odds (as of 07.24.23): N/A
Patricky Freire vs. Roberto de Souza
Data: Patricky Freire (24-11 MMA, 15-9 BMMA) vs. Roberto de Souza (14-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)Previous 5: Freire 2-3, de Souza 4-1Division: LightweightRankings: NoneOdds (as of 07.26.23): N/A
Bellator X Rizin 2 combat card (as of July 24, midday ET)
MAIN CARD (Showtime 11 p.m. ET)
Patricky Freire vs. Roberto de Souza – light-weight grand prix quarterfinal
Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Makoto Shinryu – for inaugural Bellator flyweight title
Magomed Magomedov vs. Danny Sabatello
Veta Arteaga vs. Kana Watanabe
Andrey Koreshkov vs. Lorenz Larkin
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