Bellator Dublin predictions: Which five fighters got unanimous nods from our pickers?

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Bellator Dublin predictions: Which five fighters got unanimous nods from our pickers?

McCourt
vs.
Ruis
Kurtz
vs.
Ward
Chalmers
vs.
Clem
Primus
vs.
Bungard
Crosbie
vs.
Furtado
Kallionidou
vs.
Rawlings
Bandejas
vs.
Mlambo
Enkamp
vs.
Long
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2020: 16-10
McCourt
(93%)
ward2020
Ward
(82%)
chalmers2020
Chalmers
(78%)
primus2020
Primus
(92%)
crosbie2020
Crosbie
(70%)
rawlings2020
Rawlings
(63%)
bandejas2020
Bandejas
(77%)
enkamp2020
Enkamp
(53%)
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2020: 20-6
McCourt ward2020
Ward
chalmers2020
Chalmers
primus2020
Primus
crosbie2020
Crosbie
rawlings2020
Rawlings
bandejas2020
Bandejas
enkamp2020
Enkamp
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2020: 20-6
trophy copy 2017 Champion
McCourt ward2020
Ward
chalmers2020
Chalmers
primus2020
Primus
crosbie2020
Crosbie
rawlings2020
Rawlings
bandejas2020
Bandejas
enkamp2020
Enkamp
Dave Doyle
@davedoylemma
2020: 19-7
McCourt ward2020
Ward
chalmers2020
Chalmers
primus2020
Primus
crosbie2020
Crosbie
kallionidou2020
Kalliondou
bandejas2020
Bandejas
enkamp2020
Enkamp
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2020: 19-7
McCourt ward2020
Ward
chalmers2020
Chalmers
primus2020
Primus
crosbie2020
Crosbie
kallionidou2020
Kalliondou
bandejas2020
Bandejas
enkamp2020
Enkamp
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2020: 19-7
McCourt ward2020
Ward
chalmers2020
Chalmers
primus2020
Primus
crosbie2020
Crosbie
rawlings2020
Rawlings
bandejas2020
Bandejas
enkamp2020
Enkamp
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2020: 19-7
McCourt ward2020
Ward
chalmers2020
Chalmers
primus2020
Primus
crosbie2020
Crosbie
kallionidou2020
Kalliondou
bandejas2020
Bandejas
enkamp2020
Enkamp
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2020: 19-7
McCourt ward2020
Ward
chalmers2020
Chalmers
primus2020
Primus
crosbie2020
Crosbie
kallionidou2020
Kalliondou
bandejas2020
Bandejas
enkamp2020
Enkamp
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2020: 19-7
trophy copy 2014 Champion
McCourt ward2020
Ward
chalmers2020
Chalmers
primus2020
Primus
crosbie2020
Crosbie
kallionidou2020
Kalliondou
bandejas2020
Bandejas
long2020
Long
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2020: 18-8
McCourt ward2020
Ward
chalmers2020
Chalmers
primus2020
Primus
crosbie2020
Crosbie
rawlings2020
Rawlings
bandejas2020
Bandejas
long2020
Long
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2020: 18-8
McCourt ward2020
Ward
chalmers2020
Chalmers
primus2020
Primus
crosbie2020
Crosbie
rawlings2020
Rawlings
bandejas2020
Bandejas
enkamp2020
Enkamp
Simon Head
@simonhead
2020: 18-8
trophy copy 2019 Champion*
McCourt ward2020
Ward
chalmers2020
Chalmers
primus2020
Primus
crosbie2020
Crosbie
rawlings2020
Rawlings
bandejas2020
Bandejas
long2020
Long
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2020: 17-9
trophy copy 2018 Champion
McCourt ward2020
Ward
chalmers2020
Chalmers
primus2020
Primus
crosbie2020
Crosbie
rawlings2020
Rawlings
bandejas2020
Bandejas
enkamp2020
Enkamp
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2020: 16-10
McCourt ward2020
Ward
chalmers2020
Chalmers
primus2020
Primus
crosbie2020
Crosbie
rawlings2020
Rawlings
bandejas2020
Bandejas
long2020
Long
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2020: 12-14
McCourt ward2020
Ward
chalmers2020
Chalmers
primus2020
Primus
crosbie2020
Crosbie
rawlings2020
Rawlings
mlambo2020
Mlambo
long2020
Long

The second of Bellator’s back-to-back events this week sees the promotion return to Dublin for a card loaded with European talent.

Bellator 240 and Bellator Europe 7 take place Saturday at 3Arena in Dublin. The Bellator Europe 7 card streams on MMA Junkie. The Bellator 240 portion airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN via tape delay.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the Bellator Europe 7 main event, Leah McCourt (3-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) takes on Judith Ruis (6-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) in a women’s featherweight fight. McCourt, from nearby Northern Ireland, is one of five unanimous picks from our 14 MMA Junkie editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers. She’s got a 14-0 shutout.

In the co-main event at Bellator Europe 7, Dublin-based Charlie Ward (7-4 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) is a unanimous pick against Kyle Kurtz (10-7 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) in their middleweight bout.

And former reality TV star Aaron Chalmers (5-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) is a 14-0 pick from our staff members against Austin Clem (3-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) in their welterweight bout.

On the Bellator 240 portion of the card, former lightweight champ Brent Primus (9-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) is a 14-0 pick against Chris Bungard (15-5 MMA, 2-1 BMMA). And Kiefer Crosbie (7-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) is our fifth unanimous pick in his 160-pound contract weight bout against Iamik Furtado (6-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA).

Ricky Bandejas (12-3 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) nearly made it a sixth unanimous nod in his bantamweight bout against Frans Mlambo (8-4 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), but had to settle for 13-1 in the picks.

Our only truly contentious fights in the picks come in the way of Bec Rawlings (7-9 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) in her women’s flyweight bout against Elina Kallionidou (7-3 MMA, 0-3 BMMA). Rawlings, looking to snap a five-fight skid, has a 9-5 edge in the picks.

And to open the Bellator 240 portion of the event, Oliver Enkamp (8-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) also has a 9-5 picks lead in his welterweight fight against Lewis Long (17-5 MMA, 1-0 BMMA).

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, McCourt (93 percent), Ward (82 percent), Chalmers (78 percent), Primus (92 percent), Crosbie (70 percent), Rawlings (63 percent), Bandejas (77 percent) and Enkamp (53 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

Bellator Dublin predictions: Which five fighters got unanimous nods from our pickers?