| Archuleta vs. Mix |
Fitch vs. Gracie |
Bennett vs. Carmouche |
Campos vs. Diggs |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 91-58 |
 Archuleta (57%) |
 Gracie (59%) |
 Carmouche (86%) |
 Diggs (51%) |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 103-46 |
 Mix |
Gracie |
Carmouche |
 Campos |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 102-47 |
Mix |
Gracie |
Carmouche |
Campos |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 101-48 |
Mix |
Gracie |
Carmouche |
Campos |
| Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 99-50  2019 Champion* |
Mix |
Gracie |
Carmouche |
Campos |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 98-51 |
Archuleta |
Gracie |
Carmouche |
Campos |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 97-52 2017 Champion |
Archuleta |
Gracie |
Carmouche |
Campos |
| Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 96-53 |
Archuleta |
Gracie |
Carmouche |
Campos |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 96-53 |
Mix |
Gracie |
Carmouche |
Diggs |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 96-53 2014 Champion |
Mix |
Gracie |
Carmouche |
Campos |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 93-56 2018 Champion |
Mix |
Gracie |
Carmouche |
Campos |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 92-57 |
Mix |
Gracie |
 Bennett |
Diggs |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 91-58 |
Mix |
Gracie |
Carmouche |
Campos |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 89-60 |
Mix |
Gracie |
Carmouche |
Campos |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 62-87 |
Archuleta |
 Fitch |
Bennett |
Campos |
Bellator has back-to-back events in Connecticut this week, and the second half will give out the vacant bantamweight title.
Bellator 246 takes place Saturday 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, [autotag]Juan Archuleta[/autotag] (24-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) takes on [autotag]Patchy Mix[/autotag] (13-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) for the vacant 135-pound title. Mix is a -175 favorite, and our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts have him with a big lead at 10-4.
In the co-main event, former WSOF welterweight champion [autotag]Jon Fitch[/autotag] (32-7-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) meets [autotag]Neiman Gracie[/autotag] (9-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA). Gracie is just a slight favorite at -125, but he’s a near-unanimous pick among our staff members with just one person picking Fitch.
Also on the main card, former UFC title challenger [autotag]Liz Carmouche[/autotag] (13-7 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) meets [autotag]DeAnna Bennett[/autotag] (10-6-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) in a women’s flyweight bout. Both women are making their promotional debuts. Carmouche is the biggest favorite on the card at -550, and she’s got a 12-2 lead in the picks.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Derek Campos[/autotag] (20-10 MMA, 9-8 BMMA) takes on [autotag]Keoni Diggs[/autotag] (8-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) at lightweight. And though Diggs is favored in the fight, Campos has a 12-2 picks lead.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Archuleta (57 percent), Gracie (59 percent), Carmouche (86 percent) and Diggs (51 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
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