(Editor’s note: Story updated at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, to add announced odds.)
We want your predictions for Friday’s Bellator 222 event in New York.
Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Wednesday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the Bellator 222 event staff predictions we release Thursday ahead of the event. Bellator 222 takes place Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The main card streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Make your picks for all six main-card fights inside:
Darrion Caldwell vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
Records: Darrion Caldwell (12-2 MMA, 9-1 BMMA), Kyoji Horiguchi (27-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Caldwell 4-1, Horiguchi 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Horiguchi No. 10, Caldwell No. 11
Odds (as of 06.11.19): Caldwell -125, Horiguchi -105
Juan Archuleta vs. Eduardo Dantas
Records: Juan Archuleta (22-1 MMA, 4-0 BMMA), Eduardo Dantas (21-6 MMA, 11-3 BMMA)
Past five: Archuleta 5-0, Dantas 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.11.19): Archuleta -170, Dantas +140
Ricky Bandejas vs. Patrick Mix
Records: Ricky Bandejas (11-2 MMA, 1-1 BMMA), Patrick Mix (10-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Bandejas 4-1, Mix 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.11.19): Bandejas -125, Mix -105
Dillon Danis vs. Max Humphrey
Records: Dillon Danis (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), Max Humphrey (3-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Danis 1-0, Humphrey 3-2
Division: 175-pound catchweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.11.19): Danis -675, Humphrey +450
Lyoto Machida vs. Chael Sonnen
Records: Lyoto Machida (25-8 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), Chael Sonnen (30-16-1 MMA, 2-2 BMMA)
Past five: Machida 3-2, Sonnen 2-3
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Machida No. 11 middleweight
Odds (as of 06.11.19): Machida -300, Sonnen +240
Rory MacDonald vs. Neiman Gracie
Records: Rory MacDonald (20-5-1 MMA, 2-1-1 BMMA), Neiman Gracie (9-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA)
Past five: MacDonald 2-2-1, Gracie 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: MacDonald No. 5
Odds (as of 06.11.19): MacDonald -130, Gracie +100
Next page: Full Bellator 222 fight card
MAIN CARD (DAZN, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Rory MacDonald vs. Neiman Gracie – for welterweight title; grand prix semifinal
- Lyoto Machida vs. Chael Sonnen
- Dillon Danis vs. Max Humphrey
- Ricky Bandejas vs. Patrick Mix
- Juan Archuleta vs. Eduardo Dantas
- Champ Darrion Caldwell vs. Kyoji Horiguchi – for bantamweight title
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Adam Borics vs. Aaron Pico
- Heather Hardy vs. Taylor Turner
- Larkyn Dasch vs. Valerie Loureda
- Robson Gracie Jr. vs. Oscar Vera
- Mike Kimbel vs. Sebastian Ruiz
- Haim Gozali vs. Gustavo Wurlitzer
- Rena Kubota vs. Lindsey VanZandt
- Phil Hawes vs. Michael Wilcox
- Marcus Surin vs. Nekruz Mirkhojaev
- Brandon Medina vs. Brandon Polcare
- Whitney Francois vs. Kastriot Xhema
- John Beneduce vs. Kenny Rivera
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