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Bellator 267 predictions: Who’s picking Michael Page over Douglas Lima in rematch?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the Bellator 267 main card in London, featuring a rematch between Douglas Lima and Michael Page.

	Lima vs. Page	Borga vs. McCourt	Fisher vs. Whiteford	Bahati vs. Trainer	Landu vs. Wilde
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 151-91	Page (52%)	McCourt (69%)	Whiteford (84%)	Trainer (82%)	Wilde (56%)
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 157-85	Lima	McCourt	Whiteford	Trainer	Wilde
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 152-90	Page	McCourt	Whiteford	Trainer	Wilde
Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 148-94	Lima	McCourt	Whiteford	Trainer	Landu
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 147-95	Page	McCourt	Whiteford	Trainer	Wilde
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 147-95 2018 Champion	Lima	McCourt	Whiteford	Trainer	Landu
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 146-96 2014 Champion	Page	McCourt	Whiteford	Trainer	Landu
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2021: 145-97 2020 Champion	Lima	McCourt	Whiteford	Trainer	Landu
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 141-101	Lima	McCourt	Whiteford	Trainer	Landu
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 140-102 2017 Champion	Page	McCourt	Whiteford	Trainer	Landu
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 138-104	Page	McCourt	Whiteford	Trainer	Landu
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 137-105	Page	McCourt	Whiteford	Trainer	Wilde
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 136-106	Page	McCourt	Whiteford	Trainer	Landu
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 2021: 75-51	Lima	McCourt	Whiteford	Trainer	Landu

Bellator returns to London this week with a key welterweight rematch at the top of the bill.

Bellator 267 takes place Friday at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London. 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, former welterweight champion [autotag]Douglas Lima[/autotag] (32-9 MMA, 14-5 BMMA) meets [autotag]Michael Page[/autotag] (19-1 MMA, 15-1 BMMA) in a rematch. Lima won their first meeting in 2019 in the grand prix semifinals and went on to reclaim the title. The fight nearly is a pick’em at Tipico, where Page has a slight -115 edge to -110 for Lima. And Page has the slightest possible edge in the picks from our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well, at 7-6.

In the co-feature, [autotag]Leah McCourt[/autotag] (5-1 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) takes on [autotag]Jessica Borga[/autotag] (3-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) in a women’s featherweight bout. McCourt is the biggest favorite on the entire card at -650 and is one of three unanimous picks at 13-0 from our staff members.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Robert Whiteford[/autotag] (16-4 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) meets [autotag]Andrew Fisher[/autotag] (18-8-1 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) in a featherweight bout. Whiteford is a -270 favorite and our second unanimous pick.

Our third unanimous pick is at light heavyweight. [autotag]Luke Trainer[/autotag] (4-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) is the card’s second biggest favorite at -475 and has a 13-0 shutout in the picks against [autotag]Yannick Bahati[/autotag] (9-5 MMA, 1-1 BMMA).

And to open the main card, [autotag]Yves Landu[/autotag] (16-8 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) takes on [autotag]Tim Wilde[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) at lightweight. Wilde is at -220 favorite, but our pickers are going with Landu at a 9-4 clip.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Page (52 percent), McCourt (69 percent), Whiteford (84 percent), Trainer (82 percent) and Wilde (56 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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Douglas Lima to rematch Michael Page in Bellator 267 headliner in London

Michael Page will finally get the opportunity to avenge the lone loss of his MMA career, when he rematches Douglas Lima on Oct. 1.

[autotag]Michael Page[/autotag] will finally get the opportunity to avenge the lone loss of his MMA career.

Page (19-1 MMA, 15-1 BMMA) rematches former three-time welterweight champion [autotag]Douglas Lima[/autotag] (32-9 MMA, 14-5 BMMA) in the main event of Bellator 267, which takes place at London’s The SSE Arena, Wembley on Oct. 1, Bellator officials announced Tuesday morning.

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Since losing to Lima in the welterweight grand prix semi-finals in May 2019, “MVP” has won five straight bouts, most recently smashing Derek Anderson’s nose in with a left kick in the first round of Bellator 258. He’s been eager to run things back with Lima ever since getting knocked out by him and he will get his wish, this time, in front of his home crowd.

After recapturing his welterweight title from Rory MacDonald in the grand prix finals in October 2019, Lima attempted to go up in weight and become a dual-champion by challenging Gegard Mousasi for the vacant light heavyweight title at Bellator 250. Lima would fall short in his pursuit and would go on to lose his 170-pound belt in his first title defense against Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 260 in June.

The full Bellator 267 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (Showtime, 4 p.m. ET)

Douglas Lima vs. Michael Page
[autotag]Andrew Fisher[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Robert Whiteford[/autotag]
[autotag]Yves Landu[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Tim Wilde[/autotag]
[autotag]Yannick Bahati[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Luke Trainer[/autotag]

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 12:30 p.m. ET)

[autotag]Uros Jurisic[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Lewis Long[/autotag]
[autotag]Davy Gallon[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Kane Mousah[/autotag]
[autotag]Lucie Bertaud[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Elina Kallionidou[/autotag]
[autotag]Gavin Hughes[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Charlie Leary[/autotag]
[autotag]Fabacary Diatta[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Nathan Rose[/autotag]
[autotag]Mike Ekundayo[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Khurshed Kakhorov[/autotag]

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Saul Rogers, Rob Whiteford set for featherweight ‘Battle of Britain’ at Bellator London

A featherweight “Battle of Britain” between England’s Saul Rogers and Scotland’s Rob Whiteford heads a list of preliminary matchups added to the fight card for Bellator Europe 8 in London.

A battle between two of the U.K.’s most familiar featherweight names has been added to the preliminary card for Bellator Europe 8 in London.

Former contender from “The Ultimate Fighter 22,” England’s [autotag]Saul Rogers[/autotag], will go head-to-head with Scottish former UFC featherweight [autotag]Rob Whiteford[/autotag] in a 145-pound preliminary bout at SSE Arena, Wembley on May 16.

Rogers (13-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) is looking to bounce back to winning ways after his decision loss to German contender Daniel Weichel in the first round of the Bellator featherweight grand prix, while Whiteford (16-4 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) will be keen to claim back-to-back victories for his new promotion following his dramatic last-gasp knockout of Sam Sicilia with just six seconds of the fight remaining at Bellator Europe 6 last November.

Also added to the preliminary slate is a lightweight bout between rising English prospects [autotag]Alfie Davis[/autotag] and [autotag]Tim Wilde[/autotag]. Davis (13-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) picked up a hat-trick of decision victories under the Bellator banner in 2019, and will be looking to kick off his 2020 campaign with an impressive win over Wilde (13-4 MMA, 1-1 BMMA), who rebounded from his gogoplata loss to Brent Primus in his debut by outpointing fellow Brit [autotag]Charlie Leary[/autotag] at Bellator Europe 8.

Leary (16-11-1 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) is also scheduled for action in London, and will face rising lightweight prospect [autotag]Akonne Wanless[/autotag] (4-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), while English light heavyweight [autotag]Luke Trainer[/autotag] (3-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) will make his Bellator debut after earning a contract with the organization by winning three fights in one night at last October’s Euro Fight Night tournament. He will take on fellow newcomer [autotag]Alex O’Toole[/autotag] (4-3-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), who returns to action for the first time in two-and-a-half years to make his Bellator debut.

Also confirmed for the prelims in London is a featherweight bout between [autotag]Aiden Lee[/autotag] (8-4 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) and [autotag]Jeremy Petley[/autotag] (13-8-1 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), and a middleweight matchup between [autotag]George Tokkos[/autotag] (4-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) and [autotag]Andy Manzolo[/autotag] (23-8 MMA, 0-1 BMMA).

Bellator Europe 8 will be streamed live on Bellator’s official YouTube channel.

Confirmed fights for Bellator Europe 8 include:

MAIN CARD

James Gallagher vs. Cal Ellenor
Fabian Edwards vs. Costello van Steenis
James Haskell vs. TBA
Janay Harding vs. Leah McCourt

PRELIMINARY CARD

Alfie Davis vs. Tim Wilde
Saul Rogers vs. Robert Whiteford
Aiden Lee vs. Jeremy Petley
Alex O’Toole vs. Luke Trainer
Charlie Leary vs. Akonne Wanliss
Andy Manzolo vs. George Tokkos

Bellator Europe 6 medical suspensions: Josie Blaber gets 180 days, others out indefinitely

Check out the full list of medical suspensions from Bellator Europe 6 in London.

Bellator finished closed out its 2019 European series schedule Saturday in London with Bellator Europe 6, which took place at The SSE Arena, Wembley.

In the main event, [autotag]Michael Page[/autotag] ran through Italian newcomer [autotag]Giovanni Melilla[/autotag] by picking up another first-round knockout. The co-headliner saw [autotag]Fabian Edwards[/autotag] edge out a split decision win against [autotag]Mike Shipman[/autotag].

On Monday, MMA Junkie received medical suspensions from Mohegan Sun Tribe Department of Regulation president Mike Mazzulli, who oversaw regulation of the event. Among those facing lengthy suspensions is [autotag]Sam Sicilia[/autotag]. The Washington-based fighter was knocked out by fellow UFC veteran Robert Whiteford and will need neurological clearance to return. Whiteford was suspended indefinitely for a potential ankle/foot injury.

After his win over [autotag]Terry Brazier[/autotag], [autotag]Soren Bak[/autotag] was suspended indefinitely until his right knee is cleared by a physician.

Additionally, [autotag]Josie Blaber[/autotag] was suspended 180 days or until cleared by a doctor. Blaber was on the receiving end of brutal, dragged-out attack by [autotag]Charlotte McIntyre[/autotag] in the card’s curtain jerker.

Check out the full Bellator Europe 7 medical suspensions below:

Josie Blaber: Suspended 180 days on until X-ray of face is cleared by physician; also suspended 45 days
Charlotte McIntyre: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Raphael Uchegbu[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Shane Campbell[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Tim Barnett[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for knock down
[autotag]Akonne Wanliss[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Harry Hardwick[/autotag]: Suspended 45 for deep laceration
[autotag]Nathan Rose[/autotag]: Suspended indefinitely until physician grants ortho clearance on right ankle injury; also suspended 30 days
[autotag]Tom Means[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days for laceration
[autotag]Jeremy Petley[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Auden Lee[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Damian Frankiewicz[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Kevin Fryer[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]George Tokkos[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Alessandro Botti[/autotag]:
[autotag]Alfie Davis[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Andy Manzolo[/autotag]: Suspended indefinitely until physician grants clearance on left leg X-ray; also suspended 30 days
[autotag]Kent Kauppinen[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Benjamin Brander[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Chris Bungard[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Lew Long[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Walter Gahadza[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
Sam Sicilia: Suspended 60 days for knockout, needs neurological clearance from physician
Robert Whiteford: Suspended indefinitely until physician grants ortho clearance on left ankle/foot; also suspended 30 days
[autotag]Pietro Penini[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Charlie Ward[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days for laceration
[autotag]Charley Leary[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days for laceration
[autotag]Tim Wilde[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days for laceration
[autotag]Denise Kielholtz[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Sabine Sengal[/autotag]: Suspended 45 laceration
Terry Brazier: Suspended 45 laceration
Soren Bak: Suspended indefinitely until physician grants orthopedic clearance on right knee injury; also suspended 30 days
[autotag]Fabian Edwards[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Michael Shipman[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Michael Page[/autotag]: Suspended seven days
[autotag]Giovanni Melilla[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days

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