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Bellator 293: Make your predictions for Golm vs. James, McCourt vs. Zingano

Bellator Cat Zingano Leah McCourt Christian Edwards Daniel James Marcelo Golm Aaron Jeffery Adam Piccolotti Archie Colgan Bryce Meredith

We want your predictions for Friday’s Bellator 293 event in Temecula, Calif.

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 293 main card staff predictions we release Thursday ahead of the event. Bellator 293 takes place Friday at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Make your picks for the fights below.

Khonry Gracie vs. David Pacheco

Records: Khonry Gracie (2-2 MMA, 2-2 BMMA), David Pacheco (1-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA)
Past five: Gracie 2-2, Pacheco 1-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Maria Henderson vs. Mackenzie Stiller

Records: Maria Henderson (1-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Mackenzie Stiller (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Henderson 1-0, Stiller 0-0
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Brandon Carrillo vs. Bryce Meredith

Records: Brandon Carrillo (1-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Bryce Meredith (3-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Carrillo 1-0, Meredith 3-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Ashley Cummins vs. Randi Field

Records: Ashley Cummins (7-6 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), Randi Field (3-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA)
Past five: Cummins 2-3, Field 3-1
Division: 120-pound contract weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Nick Browne vs. Mike Hamel

Records: Nick Browne (13-2 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), Mike Hamel (9-5 MMA, 2-2 BMMA)
Past five: Browne 4-1, Hamel 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Rakim Cleveland vs. Christian Edwards

Records: Rakim Cleveland (22-15-1 MMA, 0-2 BMMA), Christian Edwards (5-2 MMA, 5-2 BMMA)
Past five: Cleveland 3-2, Edwards 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Sara Collins vs. Pam Sorenson

Records: Sara Collins (3-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Pam Sorenson (9-5 MMA, 1-2 BMMA)
Past five: Collins 3-0, Sorenson 2-3
Division: Women’s featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Vladimir Tokov

Records: Lance Gibson Jr. (7-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA), Vladimir Tokov (7-2 MMA, 3-2 BMMA)
Past five: Gibson Jr. 5-0, Tokov 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Lucas Brennan vs. Josh San Diego

Records: Lucas Brennan (7-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA), Josh San Diego (9-4 MMA, 4-1 BMMA)
Past five: Brennan 5-0, San Diego 2-3
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Jeff Creighton vs. Joey Davis

Records: Jeff Creighton (6-2-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Joey Davis (8-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA)
Past five: Creighton 3-1-1, Davis 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Archie Colgan vs. Justin Montalvo

Records: Archie Colgan (6-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), Justin Montalvo (5-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA)
Past five: Colgan 5-0, Montalvo 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Mandel Nallo vs. Adam Piccolotti

Records: Mandel Nallo (9-2 MMA, 4-2 BMMA), Adam Piccolotti (13-5 MMA, 9-5 BMMA)
Past five: Nallo 3-2, Piccolotti 2-3
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Sullivan Cauley vs. Luke Trainer

Records: Sullivan Cauley (5-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA), Luke Trainer (6-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA)
Past five: Cauley 5-0, Trainer 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Rustam Khabilov vs. Jaleel Willis

Records: Rustam Khabilov (24-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Jaleel Willis (16-4 MMA, 4-2 BMMA)
Past five: Khabilov 4-1, Willis 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Aaron Jeffery vs. John Salter

Records: Aaron Jeffery (13-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), John Salter (18-6 MMA, 8-3 BMMA)
Past five: Jeffery 4-1, Salter 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Leah McCourt vs. Cat Zingano

Records: Leah McCourt (7-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA), Cat Zingano (13-4 MMA, 3-0 BMMA)
Past five: McCourt 4-1, Zingano 4-1
Division: Women’s featherweight
Rankings: Zingano No. 4, McCourt No. 11
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Marcelo Golm vs. Daniel James

Records: Marcelo Golm (10-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), Daniel James (14-6-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA)
Past five: Golm 4-1, James 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.26.23): N/A

Bellator 293 fight card (as of March 26, 8 p.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Marcelo Golm vs. Daniel James
  • Leah McCourt vs. Cat Zingano
  • Aaron Jeffery vs. John Salter
  • Rustam Khabilov vs. Jaleel Willis
  • Sullivan Cauley vs. Luke Trainer

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Mandel Nallo vs. Adam Piccolotti
  • Archie Colgan vs. Justin Montalvo
  • Jeff Creighton vs. Joey Davis
  • Lucas Brennan vs. Josh San Diego
  • Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Vladimir Tokov
  • Sara Collins vs. Pam Sorenson
  • Rakim Cleveland vs. Christian Edwards
  • Nick Browne vs. Mike Hamel
  • Ashley Cummins vs. Randi Field
  • Brandon Carrillo vs. Bryce Meredith
  • Maria Henderson vs. Mackenzie Stiller
  • Khonry Gracie vs. David Pacheco
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