| Ruth vs. Amosov |
Girtz vs. Jury |
Fortune vs. Johnson |
Ayala vs. Moldavsky |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 16-10 |
 Ruth (50.5%) |
 Jury (71%) |
 Fortune (90%) |
 Moldavsky (78%) |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 20-6 |
Ruth |
Jury |
Fortune |
Moldavsky |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 20-6  2017 Champion |
 Amosov |
Jury |
Fortune |
Moldavsky |
| Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 19-7 |
Amosov |
Jury |
Fortune |
Moldavsky |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 19-7 |
Ruth |
Jury |
Fortune |
Moldavsky |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 19-7 |
Ruth |
Jury |
Fortune |
Moldavsky |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 19-7 |
Amosov |
Jury |
Fortune |
Moldavsky |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 19-7 |
Amosov |
Jury |
Fortune |
Moldavsky |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 19-7 2014 Champion |
Ruth |
Jury |
Fortune |
Moldavsky |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 18-8 |
Ruth |
Jury |
Fortune |
Moldavsky |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 18-8 |
Amosov |
Jury |
Fortune |
Moldavsky |
| Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 18-8 2019 Champion* |
Amosov |
Jury |
Fortune |
Moldavsky |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 17-9 2018 Champion |
Amosov |
Jury |
Fortune |
Moldavsky |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 16-10 |
Ruth |
Jury |
Fortune |
Moldavsky |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 12-14 |
Ruth |
Jury |
Fortune |
Moldavsky |
Bellator is back at its regular Oklahoma stomping grounds for the first of its back-to-back shows this week on two continents, and a welterweight showdown tops the bill.
Bellator 239 takes place Friday at WinStar World Casino Resort in Thackerville, Okla. The main card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
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In the main event, [autotag]Ed Ruth[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) takes on the unbeaten [autotag]Yaroslav Amosov[/autotag] (22-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) in a welterweight fight that will keep one of them in the title picture. Amosov is a slight favorite with the oddsmakers, and the fight has the closest betting odds on the card. Our 14 MMA Junkie editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers have reflected that, as well – they have the fight split right down the middle at 7-7 in the picks.
For the rest of the main card in Thackerville, our pickers are unanimous at 14-0. All three fights have heavy favorites.
In the co-main event, [autotag]Myles Jury[/autotag] (18-5 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) returns for his second Bellator bout looking to rebound from a loss to former UFC and WEC champion Benson Henderson in his promotional debut. He’s nearly a 3-1 favorite against [autotag]Brandon Girtz[/autotag] (16-8 MMA, 8-6 BMMA) and he’s got a 14-0 shutout in the picks.
[autotag]Tyrell Fortune[/autotag] (8-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) is a 7-1 favorite against [autotag]Timothy Johnson[/autotag] (12-6 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) in their heavyweight bout, and he’s a 14-0 pick. Fortune is looking to stay unbeaten and insert himself into the title picture. He has four straight knockout wins.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Valentin Moldavsky[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) is a 7-1 favorite, as well, and a 14-0 pick at heavyweight against [autotag]Javy Ayala[/autotag] (11-7 MMA, 6-4 BMMA).
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Ruth (50.5 percent), Jury (71 percent), Fortune (90 percent) and Moldavsky (78 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
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