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Bellator 232: Make your predictions for Rory MacDonald vs. Douglas Lima

We want your predictions for Saturday’s Bellator 232 event in Uncasville, Conn.

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 Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the Bellator 232 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. Bellator 232 takes place Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Make your picks for all six main-card fights inside:

Cris Lencioni

Cris Lencioni vs. Robin van Roosmalen

Records: Cris Lencioni (5-2 MMA, 2-2 BMMA), Robin van Roosmalen (2-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Lencioni 3-2, Roosmalen 2-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.20.19): N/A

Nick Newell

Luis Muro vs. Nick Newell

Records: Luis Muro (10-6 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), Nick Newell (16-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA)
Past five: Muro 2-3, Newell 4-1
Division: 160-pound catchweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.20.19): N/A

Vitaly Minakov

Javy Ayala vs. Vitaly Minakov

Records: Javy Ayala (11-7 MMA, 6-4 BMMA), Vitaly Minakov (22-1 MMA, 6-1 BMMA)
Past five: Ayala 3-2, Minakov 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Minakov No. 9
Odds (as of 10.20.19): N/A

Patrick Mix

Isaiah Chapman vs. Patrick Mix

Records: Isaiah Chapman (9-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Patrick Mix (11-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA)
Past five: Chapman 3-2, Mix 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.20.19): N/A

Paul Daley

Saad Awad vs. Paul Daley

Records: Saad Awad (23-12 MMA, 11-9 BMMA), Paul Daley (41-17-2 MMA, 7-4 BMMA)
Past five: Awad 2-3, Daley 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 10.20.19): N/A

Rory MacDonald vs. Douglas Lima

Records: Rory MacDonald (21-5-1 MMA, 3-1-1 BMMA), Douglas Lima (31-7 MMA, 13-3 BMMA)
Past five: MacDonald 3-1-1, Lima 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: MacDonald No. 5, Lima No. 9
Odds (as of 10.20.19): Lima -190, MacDonald +155

Next page: Full Bellator 232 fight card

MAIN CARD (DAZN 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Rory MacDonald vs. Douglas Lima – for welterweight title, welterweight tournament final
  • Saad Awad vs. Paul Daley
  • Isaiah Chapman vs. Patrick Mix
  • Javy Ayala vs. Vitaly Minakov
  • Luis Muro vs. Nick Newell
  • Cris Lencioni vs. Robin van Roosmalen

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 6:45 p.m. ET)

  • Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Dominic Jones
  • Devin Powell vs. Marcus Surin
  • Zarrukh Adashev vs. Tevin Dyce
  • John Douma vs. Jornel Lugo
  • Tom Connolly vs. Ryan Hardy Evans
  • Dan Cormier vs. John Lopez
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