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Bellator 228 Odds, Analysis & Predictions

Bellator 228 Odds, Analysis & Predictions

Written by on September 24, 2019

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Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will defend his Bellator Featherweight Championship belt against challenger Juan Archuleta as the main event in Bellator 228, set for Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, California. This bout is part of the first round in the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix. The co-main event features Lyoto Machida and Gegard Mousasi in a middleweight bout, and then three other bouts in the first round of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix round out the main card. You can catch the action on DAZN. We have the complete fight card as well as Bellator betting thoughts on some of the key matchups.

Bellator 228 Odds, Analysis & Predictions

Event Info

  • When: Saturday, September 28th, 2019
  • Where: The Forum, Inglewood, California
  • TV: DAZN
  • Live Stream: Bellator Live

Main Card

  • Patricio “Pitbull” Freire vs Juan Archuleta (Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix, 1st Round)
  • Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi (Middleweight)
  • A.J. McKee vs Georgi Karakhanyan (Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix, 1st Round)
  • Darrion Caldwell vs Henry Corrales (Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix, 1st Round)
  • Daniel Weichel vs Saul Rogers (Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix, 1st Round)

Preliminary Card

  • Michael Jasper vs Johnny Cisneros (Catchweight – 175 lbs)
  • Jay Viola vs Jonathan Santa Maria (Catchweight -130 lbs)
  • Joshua Jones vs Dominic Clark (Lightweight)
  • Weber Almeida vs Castle Williams (Featherweight)
  • Jason Edwards vs Adrian Najera (Bantamweight)
  • Antonio McKee vs William Sriyapai (Catchweight – 165 lbs)
  • Emilio Williams vs Ian Butler (Catchweight – 165 lbs)
  • A.J. Agazarm vs Jonathan Quiroz (Featherweight)
  • Andre Walker vs Osman Diaz (Middleweight)
  • Ava Knight vs Shannon Goughary (Women’s Strawweight)
  • James Barnes vs David Duran (Catchweight – 133 lbs)

Patricio Freire vs Juan Archuleta

gives us the first fight in the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix, and Freire is the one with a target on his back. He has not lost a single bout in 2016, so each fight in the bracket for him will represent a title defense. Archuleta has not lost a bout in over four years, so one lengthy winning streak will come to an end. He has won 18 fights in a row, with nine of those coming via knockout. He last fought against Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 222. This means that Pitbull’s opening-round fight is not an easy one — but it is one that he can win. Bellator 228 Prediction: Pitbull wins via decision

Gegard Mousasi vs Lyoto Machida

provides a rematch for these two fighters, who met in UFC in Brazil back in 2014. Machida won that fight via unanimous decision and comes in having won four in a row, including his last two in the Bellator promotion. His last fight came at Bellator 222, when he delivered a knockout win over Chael Sonnen. Mousasi has been in Bellator for almost two years and comes in hoping to avoid a two-fight skid after losing to current champion Rafael Lovato Jr on the cards. His biggest Bellator win came at Bellator 206 when he beat Rory Macdonald via TKO. Bellator 228 Prediction: Machida wins via knockout

A.J. McKee vs Georgi Karakhanyan

  • Bellator 228 Odds: TBA
gives us a Russian looking for his first win in over a year in Karakhanyan, who last won at Absolute Championship Akhmat in Moscow in May 2018. McKee comes in with a perfect 14-0 record (five via KO, four via decision and five on the cards). That versatility makes him a dangerous opponent here. Bellator 228 Prediction: McKee wins via decision

Darrion Caldwell vs Henry Corrales

  • ellator 228 Odds: TBA
features a former Bellator Bantamweight champ in Caldwell and a fighter who has been red-hot lately in Corrales. Caldwell comes in having dropped two fights in a row — both to Kyoji Horiguchi, once via submission and once on the cards, in the rematch. Corrales has won five straight, including three via knockout. Bellator 228 Prediction: Corrales wins via knockout

Daniel Weichel vs Saul Rogers

  • ellator 228 Odds: TBA
is the last first-round matchup in the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix. Weichel has lost two straight, including a split decision loss to Pitbull at Bellator 203. Rogers appears in his second Bellator fight after winning his debut in May via unanimous decision. Rogers is a specialist in delivering submission, having won with the anaconda, north-south, brabo and rear-naked choke. Bellator 228 Prediction: Rogers wins via submission
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