Both Golm as well as James will try to obtain a win with the hope of coming to be the following Bellator Heavyweight title challenger. They are both on a four-fight winning streak, completing their challengers decisively. Nonetheless, Golm is ranked 5th in the division as well as will try to beat James to maintain his area in the rankings.

Bellator Heavyweight Champion Ryan Bader is coming off of a win versus Fedor Emelianenko by TKO at Bellator 290 on Feb 4. The business will certainly attempt to obtain him to defend his title against Linton Vassell later this year. The champion of Golm and James might come to be the backup alternative for a heavyweight title fight or the following opposition after Vassell.

The co-main event will certainly have Cat Zingano fight Leah McCourt in a ladies's featherweight bout. Ranked number one in the department, Zingano is possibly on her method to a fight against Cris Cyborg for the Bellator Female's Featherweight Champion. She is additionally on a three-fight win streak, with her last win against Pam Sorenson at Bellator 282 on June 24, 2022.

Bellator 293 will occur this evening, March 31, at the Pechanga Resort Casino Site in Temecula, California. The major card will stream live on Outset at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT. For fans that do not have Outset, you have to subscribe for $10.99. The service does use a complimentary trial for new members. Thankfully, the preliminary card will certainly air totally free on Bellator's Youtube Network at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT.

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Bellator 293: Golm vs. James Official Results

Main Card (Showtime, 10 PM ET/7 PM PT)

• Main Event- Heavyweight Bout: #5 Marcelo Golm (10-3) vs. #7 Daniel James (14-6-1)
• Co-Main Event- Women's Featherweight Bout: #1 Cat Zingano (13-4) vs. #4 Leah McCourt (7-2)
• Middleweight Bout: #3 John Salter (18-6) vs. #7 Aaron Jeffery (13-3)
• Lightweight Bout: Archie Colgan (6-0) vs. Justin Montalvo (5-0)
• Light Heavyweight Bout: Sullivan Cauley (5-0) vs. Luke Trainer (6-1)

Preliminary Card (Bellator MMA Youtube Channel, 7 PM ET/4 PM PT)

• Lightweight Bout: Adam Piccolotti (13-5) vs. Mandel Nallo (9-2)
• Women's Featherweight Bout: #5 Pam Sorenson (9-5) vs. Sara Collins (3-0)
• Welterweight Bout: Joey Davis (8-0) vs. Jeff Creighton (6-2-1)
• Featherweight Bout: Lucas Brennan (7-0) vs. Josh San Diego (9-4)
• Lightweight Bout: Lance Gibson Jr. (7-0) vs. Vladimir Tokov (7-2)
• Heavyweight Bout: Christian Edwards (5-2) vs. Rakim Cleveland (22-15-1)
• Lightweight Bout: Mike Hamel (9-5) vs. Nick Browne (13-2)
• Women's Flyweight Bout: Randi Field (3-1) vs. Ashley Cummins (7-6)
• Bantamweight Bout: Bryce Meredith (3-0) vs. Brandon Carrillo (1-0)
• Women's Strawweight Bout: Maria Henderson (1-0) vs. Mackenzie Stiller (0-0)