Bellator 206 Predictions
| Caldwell vs. McKee | Henderson vs. Jackson | Davis vs. Lee | |
| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 141-87 | McKee (78%) | Henderson (72%) | Davis (84%) |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 156-72 | McKee | Jackson | Davis |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 153-75 | Caldwell | Henderson | Davis |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 152-76 | McKee | Henderson | Davis |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 150-78 | McKee | Henderson | Davis |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 148-80 2014 Champion | McKee | Henderson | Davis |
| Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 147-81 2019 Champion* | McKee | Henderson | Davis |
| Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 146-82 | McKee | Henderson | Davis |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 143-85 | McKee | Henderson | Davis |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 143-85 2017 Champion | McKee | Henderson | Davis |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 142-86 2018 Champion | McKee | Henderson | Davis |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 142-86 | McKee | Henderson | Davis |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 140-88 | McKee | Henderson | Davis |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 138-90 | McKee | Henderson | Davis |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 86-142 | Caldwell | Jackson | Lee |
Bellator’s featherweight tournament continues this week with the first semifinal fight atop the bill.
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In the main event, former bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell (14-3 MMA, 11-2 BMMA) takes on the unbeaten A.J. McKee (16-0 MMA, 16-0 BMMA) in the first semifinal fight of Bellator’s 145-pound grand prix. McKee is a -233 favorite at BetMGM; the comeback on Caldwell is +190. McKee has a big 12-2 lead in the picks from our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts.
In the co-feature, former UFC and WEC lightweight champ Benson Henderson (28-9 MMA, 5-4 BMMA) takes on Jason Jackson (12-4 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) at welterweight. Jackson is a -182 favorite, but it’s Henderson with a heavy 12-2 lead from our staff members.
And to open the main card, Joey Davis (7-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) is a 4-1 favorite at welterweight against Bobby Lee (12-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), who is making his promotional debut. Only one of our pickers is taking Lee in an upset.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, McKee (78 percent), Henderson (72 percent) and Davis (84 percent) are the choices.
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Predictions of ALL of the Bellator’s upcoming cards, with my prediction record at the bottom.
Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez II
Main Card (Showtime)
FW: Patricio Freire over Emmanuel Sanchez
HW: Matt Mitrione over Tyrell Fortune
WW: Jason Jackson over Neiman Gracie
LW: Usman Nurmagomedov over Mike Hamel
Preliminary Card (YouTube)
BW: Magomed Magomedov over Jared Scoggins
WFLY: Kana Watanabe over Alejandra Lara
LW: Keoni Diggs over Mandell Nallo
LW: Mads Burnell over Saul Rogers
LW: Chris Gonzalez over Roger Huerta
Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida
Main Card (Showtime)
LHW: Ryan Bader over Lyoto Machida
LHW: Corey Anderson over Dovlet Yagshimuradov
WFW: Julia Budd over Dayana Silva
FW: Adam Borics over Jeremy Kennedy
Preliminary Card (YouTube)
MW: Dalton Rosta over Tony Johnson
WFLY: Diana Avsaragova over Tara Graff
LW: Izzy William over Nainoa Dung
BW: Jaylon Bates over Jeffrey Glossner
BW: Cass Bell over Jornel Lugo
Bellator 257: Nemkov vs. Davis
LHW: Vadim Nemkov over Phil Davis
LHW: Yoel Romero over Anthony Johnson
FW: Aaron Pico over Aiden Lee
WW: Paul Daley over Sabah Homasi
Preliminary Card (YouTube)
WFLY: Desiree Yanez over Veta Arteaga
Bellator 258: Archuleta vs. Pettis
BW: Juan Archuleta over Sergio Pettis
BW: Patrick Mix over James Gallagher
BW: Raufeon Stots over Josh Hill
2021 Record
Bellator 206 Predictions For Today
Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez II:
2020 Record: 139-52 (73%)
Best Events of 2020: Bellator 250: Mousasi vs. Lima (7-1); Bellator Milan: Edwards vs. van Steenis (11-2); Bellator 246: Archuleta vs. Mix: (6-1)
Worst Events of 2020: Bellator 242: Pettis vs. Bandejas (4-3); Bellator 243: Chandler vs. Henderson II (6-4); Bellator 248: Page vs. Houston (6-4); Bellator 249: Cyborg vs. Blencowe (6-4)
2019 Record: 298-93 (76%)
Best Events of 2019: UFC 231: Mir vs. Nelson (12-1); UFC 236: Macfarlane vs. Jackson (11-1); Bellator 228: Pitbull vs. Archuleta (15-2); Bellator 217: Gallagher vs. Graham (14-2)
Bellator 206 Predictions Against
Worst Events of 2019: Bellator 230: Sakara vs. Grigsby (5-4); Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader (9-6); Bellator 221: Chandler vs. Pitbull (8-5)