Check out our staff members’ picks for the Bellator 293 main card, featuring Marcelo Golm vs. Daniel James and Leah McCourt vs. Cat Zingano.
|
Golm
vs.
James |
McCourt
vs.
Zingano |
Jeffery
vs.
Salter |
Colgan
vs.
Montalvo |
Cauley
vs.
Trainer |
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
35-24 |
James
(52%) |
Zingano
(72%) |
Jeffery
(65%) |
Colgan
(77%) |
Cauley
(72%) |
Matt Erickson
@MattE
37-22 |
James |
Zingano |
Salter |
Colgan |
Cauley |
Nolan King
@mma_kings
37-22/em> |
Golm |
Zingano |
Jeffery |
Colgan |
Cauley |
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
37-22 |
James |
Zingano |
Salter |
Colgan |
Cauley |
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
35-24 |
James |
Zingano |
Salter |
Colgan |
Cauley |
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
34-25 |
Golm |
Zingano |
Jeffery |
Colgan |
Cauley |
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
34-25 |
Golm |
McCourt |
Jeffery |
Colgan |
Cauley |
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
33-26
2018, 2022 Champion |
Golm |
Zingano |
Jeffery |
Colgan |
Cauley |
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
33-26 |
James |
Zingano |
Jeffery |
Colgan |
Cauley |
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
32-27
2014 Champion |
Golm |
Zingano |
Salter |
Colgan |
Cauley |
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
32-27 |
Golm |
Zingano |
Jeffery |
Colgan |
Cauley |
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
31-28
2017 Champion |
James |
Zingano |
Salter |
Colgan |
Cauley |
Bellator is back in Southern California this week with a heavyweight tilt at the top of the lineup.
Bellator 293 takes place Friday at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif. 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.)
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In the main event, [autotag]Marcelo Golm[/autotag] (10-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) takes on [autotag]Daniel James[/autotag] (14-6-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) at heavyweight. Golm is a -150 favorite at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on James is +120. Our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are divided and have Golm with the slimmest possible lead at 6-5 in the picks.
In the co-feature, [autotag]Leah McCourt[/autotag] (7-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) meets former UFC title challenger [autotag]Cat Zingano[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) in a women’s featherweight bout that could determine the next title challenger. Zingano is the biggest favorite on the main card at -450, but she doesn’t have a shutout. One of our pickers is taking McCourt in an upset.
Also on the main card, [autotag]Aaron Jeffery[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) takes on former middleweight title challenger [autotag]John Salter[/autotag] (18-6 MMA, 8-3 BMMA). Jeffery is a -420 favorite, but he has just a narrow 6-5 lead in the picks from our staff members.
Our first of two unanimous picks is [autotag]Archie Colgan[/autotag] (6-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), who nearly is a 3-1 favorite in his lightweight bout against [autotag]Justin Montalvo[/autotag] (5-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA). Their fight was elevated to the main card Friday.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Sullivan Cauley[/autotag] (5-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) is our second unanimous pick in his light heavyweight bout against [autotag]Luke Trainer[/autotag] (6-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA). Cauley is a 2-1 favorite at the betting window.
In the MMA Junkie consensus picks, James (52 percent), Zingano (72 percent), Jeffery (65 percent), Colgan (77 percent) and Cauley (72 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
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