Bryan Battle Draws 10 of 11 Staff Picks for PFL Charlotte Homecoming Bout
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Updated · MMA Junkie · Aug 7
Bryan Battle Draws 10 of 11 Staff Picks for PFL Charlotte Homecoming Bout
3 articles · Updated · MMA Junkie · Aug 7
Summary
Bryan Battle earned 10 of 11 staff picks to beat Dalton Rosta in Friday's PFL Charlotte main event at Bojangles Coliseum, with Battle listed as a slight -145 favorite.
That consensus was one of the strongest on the card, though not the strongest: Josh Fremd swept Jhony Gregory 11-0 and Lewis McGrillen also won all 11 picks against Brandon Lewis.
The closest split came at middleweight between Josh Silveira and Aaron Jeffery, where Silveira led the staff vote 7-4 despite entering as a +150 underdog to Jeffery's -180.
Simeon Powell was the other clear underdog in staff projections, taking just 1 of 11 picks against Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov, who was favored by 10 voters and listed at -175.
Reader sentiment broadly matched the staff, backing Battle 78%, McGrillen 85% and Fremd 80%, reinforcing Battle's homecoming as the card's central expectation.