We want your predictions for Friday’s Bellator 239 event in Thackerville, Okla.
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 Wednesdy at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the Bellator 239 event staff predictions we release Thursday ahead of the event. Bellator 239 takes place Friday at WinStar World Casino Resort in Thackerville, Okla. The main card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Make your picks for all four main card fights inside:
Javy Ayala vs. Valentin Moldavsky
Records: Javy Ayala (11-7 MMA, 6-4 BMMA), Valentin Moldavsky (8-1 MMA, 3-0 BMMA)
Past five: Ayala 3-2, Moldavsky 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.17.20): Moldavsky -650, Ayala +425
Tyrell Fortune vs. Timothy Johnson
Records: Tyrell Fortune (8-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA), Timothy Johnson (12-6 MMA, 0-2 BMMA)
Past five: Fortune 5-0, Johnson 2-3
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.17.20): Fortune -650, Johnson +425
Brandon Girtz vs. Myles Jury
Records: Brandon Girtz (16-8 MMA, 8-6 BMMA), Myles Jury (18-5 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)
Past five: Girtz 2-3, Jury 2-3
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.17.20): Jury -265, Girtz +205
Ed Ruth vs. Yaroslav Amosov
Records: Ed Ruth (8-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA), Yaroslav Amosov (22-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA)
Past five: Ruth 4-1, Amosov 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.17.20): Amosov -145, Ruth +115
Next page: Full Bellator 239 fight card
MAIN CARD (Paramount, DAZN, 9 p.m. ET)
- Ed Ruth vs. Yaroslav Amosov
- Brandon Girtz vs. Myles Jury
- Tyrell Fortune vs. Timothy Johnson
- Javy Ayala vs. Valentin Moldavsky
PRELIMINARY CARD MMA Junkie, 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Cris Lencioni vs. Salim Mukhidinov
- Denise Kielholtz vs. Kristina Williams
- Lucas Brennan vs. Jamese Taylor
- Adil Benjilany vs. Kevin Croom
- Chris Gonzalez vs. Aaron McKenzie
- Christian Edwards vs. Marco Hutch
- Teejay Britton vs. Gabriel Varga
- Grant Neal vs. Claude Wilcox
- Davion Franklin vs. J.W. Kiser
- Rudy Schaffroth vs. TBA
- Gaston Bolanos vs. Solo Hatley Jr.
- Kyle Crutchmer vs. Scott Futrell
- Mark Lemminger vs. Carlo Pedersoli Jr.
- Shawn Bunch vs. Keith Lee
- Josh Hill vs. Vinicius Zani
- Bobby Lee vs. Shamil Nikaev
