Bellator 300: Make your predictions for massive San Diego card with three title fights

October 3, 2023 12:15 am ET

(Updated Oct. 3, 2023, to remove Bader-Vassell title fight and update lineup.)

We want your predictions for Saturday’s Bellator 300 event in San Diego.

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the Bellator 300 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. Bellator 300 takes place Saturday at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. The main card, which features three title fights (a heavyweight title bout was scrapped six days out), airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Make your picks for the main card title fights below.

Liz Carmouche vs. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane

Records: Carmouche (19-7 MMA, 6-0 BMMA), Macfarlane (13-2 MMA, 12-2 BMMA)
Past five: Carmouche 5-0, Macfarlane 3-2
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Carmouche No. 3, No. 5 pound-for-pound; Macfarlane No. 13, honorable mention pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 10.02.23): Carmouche -190, Macfarlane +140

Cris Cyborg vs. Cat Zingano

Records: Cyborg (26-2 MMA, 5-0 BMMA), Zingano (14-4 MMA, 4-0 BMMA)
Past five: Cyborg 5-0, Zingano 4-1
Division: Women’s featherweight
Rankings: Cyborg No. 1, No. 1 pound-for-pound; Zingano No. 3, honorable mention pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 10.02.23): Cyborg -550, Zingano +350

Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Brent Primus

Records: Nurmagomedov (17-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA), Primus (12-3 MMA, 10-3 BMMA)
Past five: Nurmagomedov 5-0, Primus 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Nurmagomedov No. 11
Odds (as of 10.02.23): Nurmagomedov -1600, Primus +700

Bellator 300 fight card (as of Oct. 2, 11 p.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET)

Champ Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Brent Primus – for lightweight title; lightweight grand prix semifinal
Champ Cris Cyborg vs. Cat Zingano – for women’s featherweight title
Champ Liz Carmouche vs. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane – for women’s flyweight title

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 6:30 p.m. ET)

Davion Franklin vs. Slim Trabelsi
Henry Corrales vs. Kai Kamaka
Leah McCourt vs. Sara McMann
Jena Bishop vs. Ilara Joanne
Alberto Garcia vs. Bobby Seronio III
Romero Cotton vs. Grant Neal
Sergio Cossio vs. Jesse Roberts
Mukhamed Berkhamov vs. Herman Terrado
Maciej Rozanski vs. Doveltdzhan Yagshimuradov
Chris Gonzalez vs. Dmytrii Hrytsenko
Bryce Meredith vs. Miguel Peimbert
Jackie Cataline vs. Lorrany Santos

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