We want your predictions for this week’s Bellator 236 “Salute the Troops 2019” event in Hawaii.
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 236 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. Bellator 236 takes place Saturday at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. The main card streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Make your picks for all six main card fights inside.
Nainoa Dung vs. Zach Zane
Records: Nainoa Dung (3-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), Zach Zane (13-9 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Dung 3-0, Zane 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.16.19): N/A
Cheyden Leialoha vs. Raufeon Stots
Records: Cheyden Leialoha (7-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Raufeon Stots (12-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Leialoha 4-1, Stots 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.16.19): N/A
Bruna Ellen vs. Juliana Velasquez
Records: Bruna Ellen (5-2 MMA, 3-2 BMMA), Juliana Velasquez (9-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA)
Past five: Ellen 3-2, Velasquez 5-0
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Velasquez No. 10
Odds (as of 12.16.19): N/A
Neiman Gracie vs. Kiichi Kunimoto
Records: Neiman Gracie (9-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA), Kiichi Kunimoto (20-8-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)
Past five: Gracie 4-1, Kunimoto 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.16.19): N/A
Derek Campos vs. A.J. McKee
Records: Derek Campos (20-9 MMA, 9-7 BMMA), A.J. McKee (15-0 MMA, 15-0 BMMA)
Past five: Campos 2-3, McKee 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: McKee No. 9
Odds (as of 12.16.19): N/A
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Kate Jackson
Records: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (10-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA), Kate Jackson (11-3-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA)
Past five: Macfarlane 5-0, Jackson 4-1
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Macfarlane No. 2, No. 10 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 12.16.19): Macfarlane -500, Jackson +350
Next page: Full Bellator 236 fight card
MAIN CARD (DAZN 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Kate Jackson – for women’s flyweight title
- Derek Campos vs. A.J. McKee – featherweight tournament quarterfinal
- Neiman Gracie vs. Kiichi Kunimoto
- Bruna Ellen vs. Juliana Velasquez
- Cheyden Leialoha vs. Raufeon Stots
- Nainoa Dung vs. Zach Zane
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 8:30 p.m. ET)
- Kaylan Gorospe vs. Swayne Lunasco
- Keoni Diggs vs. Scotty Hao
- Chas Dunhour vs. Nate Yoshimura
- Spencer Higa vs. Kai Kamaka III
- Kona Oliveira vs. Ben Wilhelm
- Dustin Barca vs. Brandon Pieper
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