Bellator 271 predictions: Is anyone picking against all-time great Cris Cyborg?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the Bellator 271 main card, featuring Cris Cyborg vs. Sinead Kavanagh.

Cyborg
vs.
Kavanagh
Fortune
vs.
Vassell
Gonzales
vs.
Pico
Blencowe
vs.
Sorenson
Cleveland
vs.
Mowry
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2021: 190-104
cyborg2021
Cyborg
(76%)
fortune2021
Fortune
(73%)
pico2021
Pico
(76%)
blencowe2021
Blencowe
(58%)
mowry2021
Mowry
(83%)
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2021: 194-100
cyborg2021
Cyborg
fortune2021
Fortune
pico2021
Pico
blencowe2021
Blencowe
mowry2021
Mowry
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2021: 188-106
cyborg2021
Cyborg
fortune2021
Fortune
gonzales2021
Gonzales
blencowe2021
Blencowe
mowry2021
Mowry
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2021: 184-110
trophy copy 2014 Champion
cyborg2021
Cyborg
fortune2021
Fortune
pico2021
Pico
blencowe2021
Blencowe
mowry2021
Mowry
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2021: 182-112
trophy copy 2020 Champion
cyborg2021
Cyborg
fortune2021
Fortune
gonzales2021
Gonzales
blencowe2021
Blencowe
mowry2021
Mowry
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2021: 182-112
cyborg2021
Cyborg
fortune2021
Fortune
gonzales2021
Gonzales
blencowe2021
Blencowe
mowry2021
Mowry
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2021: 181-113
cyborg2021
Cyborg
fortune2021
Fortune
pico2021
Pico
sorenson2021
Sorenson
mowry2021
Mowry
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2021: 177-117
cyborg2021
Cyborg
fortune2021
Fortune
pico2021
Pico
sorenson2021
Sorenson
mowry2021
Mowry
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2021: 177-117
trophy copy 2018 Champion
cyborg2021
Cyborg
fortune2021
Fortune
gonzales2021
Gonzales
sorenson2021
Sorenson
mowry2021
Mowry
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2021: 172-122
cyborg2021
Cyborg
fortune2021
Fortune
pico2021
Pico
sorenson2021
Sorenson
mowry2021
Mowry
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2021: 171-123
trophy copy 2017 Champion
cyborg2021
Cyborg
fortune2021
Fortune
gonzales2021
Gonzales
blencowe2021
Blencowe
cleveland2021
Cleveland
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2021: 169-125
cyborg2021
Cyborg
fortune2021
Fortune
pico2021
Pico
blencowe2021
Blencowe
mowry2021
Mowry
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2021: 169-125
cyborg2021
Cyborg
fortune2021
Fortune
pico2021
Pico
blencowe2021
Blencowe
mowry2021
Mowry
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
2021: 110-68
cyborg2021
Cyborg
fortune2021
Fortune
pico2021
Pico
blencowe2021
Blencowe
mowry2021
Mowry

Bellator has set up shop in South Florida this week, and the women’s featherweight title is on the line at the top of the bill.

Bellator 271 takes place Friday at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, women’s featherweight champion [autotag]Cris Cyborg[/autotag] (24-2 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) puts her title up against challenger [autotag]Sinead Kavanagh[/autotag] (7-4 MMA, 4-4 BMMA). Cyborg is a massive -5000 favorite at Tipico; the comeback on Kavanagh is +1200. Given those odds, it’s not surprising that not a single one of our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers is picking against Cyborg.

In the co-feature, [autotag]Tyrell Fortune[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 11-1 BMMA) is a -205 favorite in his heavyweight bout against former title challenger [autotag]Linton Vassell[/autotag] (21-8 MMA, 9-5 BMMA). Fortune is our other unanimous pick on the main card at 13-0.

Also on the main card, the undefeated [autotag]Justin Gonzales[/autotag] (12-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) takes on [autotag]Aaron Pico[/autotag] (8-3, 8-3 BMMA) at featherweight. Pico is a big favorite at -370, but he has just a small lead in our staff picks at 8-5.

Former women’s featherweight title challenger [autotag]Arlene Blencowe[/autotag] (14-8 MMA, 7-4 BMMA) is a big -370 favorite against [autotag]Pam Sorenson[/autotag] (9-3 MMA, 1-0 BMMA). Blencowe has a big 9-4 lead in our picks.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Steve Mowry[/autotag] (9-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) puts his unbeaten record up against [autotag]Rakim Cleveland[/autotag] (22-13-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA). Mowry is a huge 8-1 favorite, and he’s a near unanimous pick from our staff members at 12-1.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Cyborg (76 percent), Fortune (73 percent), Pico (76 percent), Blencowe (58 percent) and Mowry (83 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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