You can run the loop before the rendering (note that there’s an error in your for loop)
var lis = [];
for (var i=0; i<10; i++) {
lis.push(<li><a href="#">{i + 1}</a></li>);
}
var Pagination = React.createClass({
render: function(){
return(
<div class="text-center">
<ul class="pagination">
<li><a href="#">«</a></li>
{lis}
<li><a href="#">»</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
);
}
});
FIDDLE