Bellator 290: Make your predictions for Bader vs. Fedor 2, Eblen vs. Tokov title fights

In Sports
2023-01-30 18:00:33Z
By MMA Junkie

We want your predictions for Saturday's Bellator 290 event in Las Vegas.

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 290 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. Bellator 290 takes place Saturday at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The main card airs on CBS following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Make your picks for the fights below.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for Bellator 290.

Ethan Hughes vs. Yusuf Karakaya

Records: Ethan Hughes (3-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), Yusuf Karakaya (1-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Hughes 3-0, Karakaya 1-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): N/A

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Isaiah Hokit vs. Peter Ishiguro

Records: Isaiah Hokit (2-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), Peter Ishiguro (2-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA)
Past five: Hokit 2-1, Ishiguro 2-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): N/A

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Jaylon Bates vs. Jornel Lugo

Records: Jaylon Bates (6-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA), Jornel Lugo (8-1 MMA, 5-1 BMMA)
Past five: Bates 5-0, Lugo 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): N/A

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Darrion Caldwell vs. Nikita Mikhailov

Records: Darrion Caldwell (15-5 MMA, 11-5 BMMA), Nikita Mikhailov (9-2 MMA, 2-1 BMMA)
Past five: Caldwell 2-3, Mikhailov 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): N/A

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Diana Avsaragova vs. Alejandra Lara

Records: Diana Avsaragova (5-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), Alejandra Lara (9-6 MMA, 3-5 BMMA)
Past five: Avsaragova 5-0, Lara 2-3
Division: Women's flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): N/A

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Karl Albrektsson vs. Grant Neal

Records: Karl Albrektsson (13-4 MMA, 2-2 BMMA), Grant Neal (6-1 MMA, 6-1 BMMA)
Past five: Albrektsson 4-1, Neal 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): N/A

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Chris Gonzalez vs. Max Rohskopf

Records: Chris Gonzalez (7-2 MMA, 6-2 BMMA), Max Rohskopf (7-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Gonzalez 3-2, Rohskopf 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): N/A

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Ali Isaev vs. Steve Mowry

Records: Ali Isaev (9-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Steve Mowry (10-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA)
Past five: Isaev 5-0, Mowry 5-0
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): N/A

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Henry Corrales vs. Akhmed Magomedov

Records: Henry Corrales (20-6 MMA, 8-6 BMMA), Akhmed Magomedov (9-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA)
Past five: Corrales 3-2, Magomedov 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): N/A

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Mukhamed Berkhamov vs. Lorenz Larkin

Records: Mukhamed Berkhamov (14-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), Lorenz Larkin (24-7 MMA, 6-2 BMMA)
Past five: Berkhamov 5-0, Larkin 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): N/A

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Neiman Gracie vs. Dante Schiro

Records: Neiman Gracie (11-4 MMA, 9-4 BMMA), Dante Schiro (8-4 MMA, 1-2 BMMA)
Past five: Gracie 2-3, Schiro 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): N/A

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Sabah Homasi vs. Brennan Ward

Records: Sabah Homasi (17-10 MMA, 6-4 BMMA), Brennan Ward (16-6 MMA, 11-6 BMMA)
Past five: Homasi 3-2, Ward 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.28.23): N/A

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Johnny Eblen vs. Anatoly Tokov

Records: Johnny Eblen (12-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA), Anatoly Tokov (31-3 MMA, 7-0 BMMA)
Past five: Eblen 5-0, Tokov 5-0
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Eblen No. 7
Odds (as of 01.28.23): N/A

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Ryan Bader vs. Fedor Emelianenko

Records: Ryan Bader (30-7 MMA, 8-2 BMMA), Fedor Emelianenko (40-6 MMA, 4-2 BMMA)
Past five: Bader 3-2, Emelianenko 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Bader No. 13 heavyweight, honorable mention light heavyweight, No. 13 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 01.28.23): N/A

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Bellator 290 fight card (as of Jan. 28, 9 a.m. ET)