Bellator 291 predictions: Who's picking Logan Storley to upset Yaroslav Amosov?

	Amosov vs. Storley	Carvalho vs. Kennedy	Logan vs. Queally	Harding vs. Kavanagh	Clarke vs. Sinis
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 15-11	Amosov (73%)	Kennedy (80%)	Queally (83%)	Kavanagh (77%)	Clarke (90%)
Matt Erickson 18-8	Storley	Kennedy	Queally	Harding	Clarke
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 17-9	Amosov	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 17-9	Amosov	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 16-10 2018, 2022 Champion	Amosov	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
Simon Samano @SJSamano 16-10	Amosov	Carvalho	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
Nolan King @mma_kings 15-11/em>	Amosov	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
Brian Garcia @thegoze 15-11 2017 Champion	Storley	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 14-12	Amosov	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 14-12	Amosov	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 12-14	Amosov	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 12-14 2014 Champion	Amosov	Kennedy	Queally	Kavanagh	Clarke

Bellator 291 predictions: Who’s picking Logan Storley to upset Yaroslav Amosov?

Bellator is in Ireland with one of the most dominant fighters in MMA at the top of the bill.

Bellator 291 takes place Saturday at 3Arena in Dublin. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov (26-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) meets interim champ Logan Storley (14-1 MMA, 9-1 BMMA) in a title unification bout. The two fought in late 2020, when Amosov took a split decision. He won the title his next time out.

Amosov is slight favorite at -165 at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on Storley is +130. But our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are siding with Amosov, who has MMA’s longest active winning streak, at a big 9-2 clip.

In the co-feature, Pedro Carvalho (13-6 MMA, 6-3 BMMA) takes on Jeremy Kennedy (18-3 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) at featherweight. Kennedy nearly is a 3-1 favorite, and he’s a near-unanimous pick at 10-1 from our staff members.

Also on the main card, Peter Queally (13-7-1 MMA, 2-3 BMMA) is just a -150 favorite at lightweight in front of his home fans against Bryce Logan (12-7 MMA, 0-4 BMMA), but Queally is one of our two unanimous picks on the main card at 11-0.

Janay Harding (6-6 MMA, 3-4 BMMA) and Sinead Kavanagh (8-5 MMA, 5-5 BMMA) meet in a women’s featherweight fight, and each is hoping a win will lead to a title shot. Kavanagh is more than a 2-1 favorite on her home turf, and she has a near-unanimous edge in the picks at 10-1.

And to open the main card, Ciaran Clarke (6-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) takes on late-notice replacement and promotional newcomer Leonardo Sinis (11-5-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) at featherweight. Clarke is the biggest favorite on the main card at more than 4-1, and not surprisingly is our other unanimous pick.

In the MMA Junkie consensus picks, Amosov (73 percent), Kennedy (80 percent), Queally (83 percent), Kavanagh (77 percent) and Clarke (90 percent) are the choices.

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