Bellator is in England with a pair of women’s featherweight standouts at the top of the card.
Bellator Champions Series: London (Max) takes place Saturday at OVO Wembley in London.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Archie Colgan vs. Manoel Sousa
Records: Colgan (10-0), Sousa (11-0)
Past five: Colgan 5-0, Sousa 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.13.24): Colgan -205, Sousa +170
Junkie pick results: Colgan 10, Sousa 1
Marc Diakiese vs. Tim Wilde
Records: Diakiese (17-7), Wilde (17-5-1)
Past five: Diakiese 3-2, Wilde 3-1-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.13.24): Diakiese -225, Wilde +185
Junkie pick results: Diakiese 11, Wilde 0
Luke Trainer vs. Laurynas Urbonavicius
Records: Trainer (8-1), Urbonavicius (14-1)
Past five: Trainer 4-1, Urbonavicius 5-0
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.13.24): Trainer -1100, Urbonavicius +700
Junkie pick results: Trainer 9, Urbonavicius 2
Simeon Powell vs. Rafael Xavier
Records: Powell (9-1), Xavier (13-7)
Past five: Powell 4,1, Xavier 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.13.24): Powell -500, Xavier +380
Junkie pick results: Powell 11, Xavier 0
Leah McCourt vs. Sara Collins
Records: McCourt (8-3), Collins (5-0)
Past five: McCourt 3-2, Collins 5-0
Division: Women’s featherweight
Rankings: McCourt No. 4, Collins No. 12
Odds (as of 09.13.24): McCourt +100, Collins -120
Junkie pick results: Collins 6, McCourt 5
Check out all the main card picks below.
| McCourt vs. Collins |
Powell vs. Xavier |
Trainer vs. Urbonavicius |
Diakiese vs. Wilde |
Colgan vs. Sousa |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 151-85 |
 McCourt (54%) |
 Powell (85%) |
 Trainer (64%) |
 Diakiese (86%) |
 Colgan (80%) |
| Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 155-81  2017, 2022 Champion |
 Collins |
Powell |
Trainer |
Diakiese |
Colgan |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 153-83 |
Collins |
Powell |
Trainer |
Diakiese |
Colgan |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 150-86 2014 Champion |
McCourt |
Powell |
Trainer |
Diakiese |
Colgan |
| Matt Erickson @MattE 145-91 |
McCourt |
Powell |
Trainer |
Diakiese |
Colgan |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 145-91 2023 Champion |
Collins |
Powell |
Trainer |
Diakiese |
Colgan |
| Matthew Wells @MrMWells 144-92 |
McCourt |
Powell |
Trainer |
Diakiese |
Colgan |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 142-94 2017 Champion |
Collins |
Powell |
 Urbonavicius |
Diakiese |
Colgan |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 142-94 |
McCourt |
Powell |
Trainer |
Diakiese |
Colgan |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 141-95 |
Collins |
Powell |
Urbonavicius |
Diakiese |
 Sousa |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 134-102 |
Collins |
Powell |
Trainer |
Diakiese |
Colgan |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 126-110 |
McCourt |
Powell |
Trainer |
Diakiese |
Colgan |
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