{"id":411469,"date":"2026-01-15T18:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/411469\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T18:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:28:09","slug":"mma-regional-pick-of-the-week-lfa-224","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/411469\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA Regional Pick of the Week: LFA 224"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-288992\" data-tgpli-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LFA-224.jpeg\" alt=\"LFA 224 is our regional show of record this week. Come check out regional mma to make some picks, predictions &amp; bets\" width=\"100%\" data-tgpli-  data-tgpli-inited=\"\" data-tgpli-image-inited=\"\" id=\"tgpli-69692654936c3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While the UFC continues to be the king when it comes to MMA and gambling, there is more MMA than ever to bet on now. Promotions all over the world as well as domestic ones are showing up in sportsbooks. The advantage here is that the data is usually quite a bit less sharp than when you\u2019re making MMA predictions for the UFC. So we\u2019ve decided to dig into some each week to get you started on your regional MMA journey. This week we keep it domestic for LFA 224 from Prior Lake, Minnesota for our regional MMA pick.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Go here for more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/ufc-picks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC picks<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/best-bets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CHECK OUT THE SPORTS GAMBLING PODCAST\u2019S DAILY BEST BETS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/record.webpartners.co\/_8_K_D7S4gzcWqcfzuvZcQGNd7ZgqdRLk\/1\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-272025\" data-tgpli-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MyBookie-NFL_SGPN-2.jpg\" alt=\"MYBOOKIE BONUS\" width=\"100%\" data-tgpli-  data-tgpli-inited=\"\" data-tgpli-image-inited=\"\" id=\"tgpli-69692654936d0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>MMA Regional Pick of the Week: LFA 224<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tapology.com\/fightcenter\/bouts\/1086856-legacy-fighting-alliance-224-lfa-224-josiah-muscle-hamster-harrell-vs-bekmyrza-dosmatov\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LFA Welterweight Fight: Bekmyrza Dosmatov vs Josiah Harrell<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Card Start Time: Friday (1\/16), 7:30pm EST (VICE TV)<\/p>\n<p>LFA hits us with their first offering of the year from one of their favorite spots on the map, Prior Lake, Minnesota. While the top of the card features a belt on the line, it\u2019s the co-main event that provides us with some of the best value on the market.<\/p>\n<p>Former UFC-signee, Josiah Harrell takes his next step back towards the organization when he welcomes Bekmyrza Dosmatov to the cage. Harrell has always been a tenacious wrestler who can grapple with the best of them on the regional scene. He\u2019ll have his hands full with a fighter who also likes to grind out wins with his wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>The big difference maker in this fight should be what happens when they are standing. While both are likely to engage in some grappling, I can\u2019t imagine either seeing much in the way of prolonged success. On the feet, Harrell should have a big advantage. He has a more diverse set of strikes and uses kicks to the body to wear down his opponent. Dosmatov, on the other hand, mostly uses striking as a means to an end \u2013 with that end being a takedown.<\/p>\n<p>As long as he scores a bit while standing, Harrell should be able to win a couple of rounds and cash for us here.<\/p>\n<p>LFA 224 Pick: Josiah Harrell ML (+105)<\/p>\n<p>SGPN Daily Content for January 15th, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/2026\/01\/14\/best-bet-for-thursday-january-15th-nhl-predictions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Best Bet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/2026\/01\/14\/nhl-goal-scorer-parlay-for-thursday-january-15th-nhl-predictions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHL Goal Scorer Parlay<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/2026\/01\/15\/daily-nba-player-props-january-15th\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA Daily Player Props<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/2026\/01\/14\/mma-prop-pick-of-the-week-ksw-114\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Pick of the Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t Forget About our Free Picks Pages Too!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/nba-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NBA PICKS \u2013 UPDATED DAILY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/odds.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/college-basketball-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">COLLEGE BASKETBALL PICKS \u2013 THE PICKS POWERHOUSE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/nhl-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NHL PICKS \u2013 LET IT SLIDE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/soccer-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SOCCER PICKS \u2013 KICK IT ON THE PITCH<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/nascar-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NASCAR PICKS \u2013 FEEL THE THUNDER<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/ufc-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">UFC PICKS \u2013 TAKE DOWN CORPORATE GAMBLING<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like even more info to help make your MMA and UFC picks and predictions for LFA 224, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com\/podcasts\/mma-gambling-podcast\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Gambling Podcast<\/a>. They\u2019re dropping episodes five days a week to make you the smartest guy\/gal at the bar.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While the UFC continues to be the king when it comes to MMA and gambling, there is more&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":411470,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[686,49,48,641,638,82],"class_list":["post-411469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-blog","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=411469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/411470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=411469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=411469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}