| Davis vs. Romero |
Gracie vs. Lemminger |
Bennett vs. Lara |
Karakhanyan vs. Rogers |
Edwards vs. Parrish |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 140-86 |
Romero (66%) |
 Gracie (87%) |
 Lara (73%) |
 Karakhanyan (65%) |
 Edwards (87%) |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 145-81 |
 Davis |
Gracie |
Lara |
 Rogers |
Edwards |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 142-84 |
Romero | Gracie |
Lara |
Rogers |
Edwards |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 139-87  2018 Champion |
Romero | Gracie |
Lara |
Rogers |
Edwards |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 137-89 |
Romero | Gracie |
Lara |
Rogers |
Edwards |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 136-90 |
Davis |
Gracie |
Lara |
Karakhanyan |
Edwards |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2021: 136-90 2020 Champion |
Romero | Gracie |
Lara |
Karakhanyan |
Edwards |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 135-91 2014 Champion |
Davis |
Gracie |
Lara |
Karakhanyan |
Edwards |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 130-96 |
Davis |
Gracie |
Lara |
Karakhanyan |
Edwards |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 130-96 |
Romero | Gracie |
Lara |
Rogers |
Edwards |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 129-97 |
Romero | Gracie |
Lara |
Rogers |
Edwards |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 128-98 2017 Champion |
Davis |
Gracie |
Lara |
Karakhanyan |
Edwards |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 126-100 |
Romero | Gracie |
Lara |
Rogers |
Edwards |
| Matthew Wells @MrMWells 2021: 65-45 |
Davis |
Gracie |
Lara |
Rogers |
Edwards |
Bellator is back in its Northern California home base this week for the first time in two years, and there’s a high-profile promotional debut atop the card.
Bellator 266 takes place Saturday at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The main card airs on Showtime 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 light heavyweight champion Phil Davis (22-6 MMA, 9-3 BMMA) takes on former UFC title challenger Yoel Romero (13-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA). Our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers think the fight is a toss-up. Romero has the slightest possible lead at 7-6 in the picks.
In the co-feature, Neiman Gracie (10-2 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) takes on Mark Lemminger (12-3 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) in a welterweight bout. Gracie is one of three unanimous picks on the main card at 13-0.
Also on the main card, former women’s flyweight title challenger Alejandra Lara (9-4 MMA, 3-3 BMMA) is a unanimous pick at 13-0 against DeAnna Bennett (10-7-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA).
The lightweight fight between Georgi Karakhanyan (31-11-1 MMA, 9-9 BMMA) and Saul Rogers (14-4 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) is a fairly contentious one. It’s close at the betting window, and Rogers has a slim 8-5 lead in the picks.
And to open the main card, Christian Edwards (5-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) is the card’s biggest favorite in his light heavyweight bout against Ben Parrish (4-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), and Edwards is our third unanimous pick.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Romero (66 percent), Gracie (87 percent), Lara (73 percent), Karakhanyan (65 percent) and Edwards (87 percent) are the choices.
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Bellator 266 predictions: Who’s taking Yoel Romero over ex-champ Phil Davis?
