Bellator 245 predictions: Who’s picking Lyoto Machida over Phil Davis in their rematch?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the Bellator 245 main card in Connecticut, featuring Phil Davis vs. Lyoto Machida in a rematch.

Davis
vs.
Machida
Holloway
vs.
Zingano
Johnson
vs.
Ruth
Daniels
vs.
Stanonik
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2020: 91-58
davis2020
Davis
(56%)
zingano2020
Zingano
(88%)
ruth2020
Ruth
(86%)
daniels2020
Daniels
(N/A)
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2020: 103-46
davis2020
Davis
zingano2020
Zingano
ruth2020
Ruth
daniels2020
Daniels
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2020: 102-47
davis2020
Davis
zingano2020
Zingano
ruth2020
Ruth
daniels2020
Daniels
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2020: 101-48
davis2020
Davis
zingano2020
Zingano
ruth2020
Ruth
daniels2020
Daniels
Simon Head
@simonhead
2020: 99-50
trophy copy 2019 Champion*
davis2020
Davis
zingano2020
Zingano
ruth2020
Ruth
daniels2020
Daniels
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2020: 98-51
machida2020
Machida
zingano2020
Zingano
ruth2020
Ruth
daniels2020
Daniels
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2020: 97-52
trophy copy 2017 Champion
davis2020
Davis
zingano2020
Zingano
ruth2020
Ruth
daniels2020
Daniels
Dave Doyle
@davedoylemma
2020: 96-53
davis2020
Davis
zingano2020
Zingano
ruth2020
Ruth
daniels2020
Daniels
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2020: 96-53
machida2020
Machida
zingano2020
Zingano
ruth2020
Ruth
daniels2020
Daniels
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2020: 96-53
trophy copy 2014 Champion
davis2020
Davis
zingano2020
Zingano
ruth2020
Ruth
daniels2020
Daniels
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2020: 93-56
trophy copy 2018 Champion
davis2020
Davis
zingano2020
Zingano
ruth2020
Ruth
daniels2020
Daniels
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2020: 92-57
davis2020
Davis
zingano2020
Zingano
ruth2020
Ruth
daniels2020
Daniels
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2020: 91-58
davis2020
Davis
zingano2020
Zingano
ruth2020
Ruth
daniels2020
Daniels
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2020: 89-60
davis2020
Davis
zingano2020
Zingano
ruth2020
Ruth
daniels2020
Daniels
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2020: 62-87
davis2020
Davis
holloway2020
Holloway
johnson2020
Johnson
stanonik2020
Stanonik

Bellator is back this week with back-to-back events in Connecticut, the first of which features a light heavyweight rematch.

Bellator 245 takes place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. 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.)

In the main event, former Bellator light heavyweight champion [autotag]Phil Davis[/autotag] (21-5 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) takes on former UFC champ [autotag]Lyoto Machida[/autotag] (26-9 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) in a rematch. The two first met in the UFC, and Davis took a controversial decision in Brazil. Davis is a -350 favorite, and our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts have him with a big lead at 12-2.

In the co-main event, former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger [autotag]Cat Zingano[/autotag] (10-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) makes her promotional debut at featherweight against [autotag]Gabrielle Holloway[/autotag] (6-5 MMA, 1-2 BMMA). Zingano is by far the biggest favorite on the card at 9-1, and she’s got a 13-1 picks lead.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Ed Ruth[/autotag] (8-2 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) is a 3-1 favorite at middleweight against [autotag]Taylor Johnson[/autotag] (5-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), and Ruth has a 13-1 picks lead.

And kickboxing standout [autotag]Raymond Daniels[/autotag] (2-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) is a -365 favorite against [autotag]Peter Stanonik[/autotag] (5-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), and only one picker is taking Stanonik in an upset.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Davis (56 percent), Zingano (88 percent), Ruth (86 percent), and Daniels (N/A) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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