| Davis vs. Machida |
Holloway vs. Zingano |
Johnson vs. Ruth |
Daniels vs. Stanonik |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 91-58 |
Davis (56%) |
 Zingano (88%) |
 Ruth (86%) |
 Daniels (N/A) |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 103-46 |
Davis | Zingano |
Ruth |
Daniels |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 102-47 |
Davis | Zingano |
Ruth |
Daniels |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 101-48 |
Davis | Zingano |
Ruth |
Daniels |
| Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 99-50  2019 Champion* |
Davis | Zingano |
Ruth |
Daniels |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 98-51 |
 Machida |
Zingano |
Ruth |
Daniels |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 97-52 2017 Champion |
Davis | Zingano |
Ruth |
Daniels |
| Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 96-53 |
Davis | Zingano |
Ruth |
Daniels |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 96-53 |
Machida |
Zingano |
Ruth |
Daniels |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 96-53 2014 Champion |
Davis | Zingano |
Ruth |
Daniels |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 93-56 2018 Champion |
Davis | Zingano |
Ruth |
Daniels |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 92-57 |
Davis | Zingano |
Ruth |
Daniels |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 91-58 |
Davis | Zingano |
Ruth |
Daniels |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 89-60 |
Davis | Zingano |
Ruth |
Daniels |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 62-87 |
Davis |  Holloway |
 Johnson |
 Stanonik |
Bellator is back this week with back-to-back events in Connecticut, the first of which features a light heavyweight rematch.
Bellator 245 takes place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the main event, former Bellator light heavyweight champion Phil Davis (21-5 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) takes on former UFC champ Lyoto Machida (26-9 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) in a rematch. The two first met in the UFC, and Davis took a controversial decision in Brazil. Davis is a -350 favorite, and our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts have him with a big lead at 12-2.
In the co-main event, former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano (10-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) makes her promotional debut at featherweight against Gabrielle Holloway (6-5 MMA, 1-2 BMMA). Zingano is by far the biggest favorite on the card at 9-1, and she’s got a 13-1 picks lead.
Also on the main card, Ed Ruth (8-2 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) is a 3-1 favorite at middleweight against Taylor Johnson (5-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), and Ruth has a 13-1 picks lead.
And kickboxing standout Raymond Daniels (2-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) is a -365 favorite against Peter Stanonik (5-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), and only one picker is taking Stanonik in an upset.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Davis (56 percent), Zingano (88 percent), Ruth (86 percent), and Daniels (N/A) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
Bellator 245 predictions: Who’s picking Lyoto Machida over Phil Davis in their rematch?
