Bellator 275 predictions: Is Gegard Mousasi vs. Austin Vanderford a unanimous pick?

	Mousasi vs. Vanderford	Kavanagh vs. McCourt	Clarke vs. Tounkara	Magomedsharipov vs. Sanchez	Lugo vs. Moore
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 22-13	Mousasi (66%)	McCourt (84%)	Clarke (67%)	Magomedsharipov (80%)	Lugo (78%)
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 24-11 2021 Champion	Mousasi	McCourt	Clarke	Magomedsharipov	Lugo
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 23-12	Vanderford	McCourt	Clarke	Magomedsharipov	Lugo
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 23-12	Mousasi	McCourt	Clarke	Magomedsharipov	Lugo
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 22-13	Mousasi	McCourt	Clarke	Magomedsharipov	Lugo
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 21-14 2014 Champion	Mousasi	McCourt	Clarke	Magomedsharipov	Lugo
Simon Samano @SJSamano 21-14	Mousasi	McCourt	Clarke	Magomedsharipov	Lugo
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 21-14 2018 Champion	Mousasi	McCourt	Clarke	Magomedsharipov	Lugo
Nolan King @mma_kings 20-15	Mousasi	McCourt	Clarke	Magomedsharipov	Lugo
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 19-16	Mousasi	McCourt	Clarke	Magomedsharipov	Lugo
Brian Garcia @thegoze 19-16 2017 Champion	Vanderford	McCourt	Clarke	Magomedsharipov	Lugo
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 19-16	Mousasi	McCourt	Clarke	Magomedsharipov	Lugo
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 18-17	Mousasi	McCourt	Clarke	Magomedsharipov	Lugo

Bellator is overseas this week with the middleweight title on the line at the top of the bill.

Bellator 275 takes place Friday at 3Arena in Dublin. 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, middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi (48-7-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) puts his title on the line against unbeaten challenger Austin Vanderford (11-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA). Mousasi is a -250 favorite at Tipico; the comeback on Walker is +190. Our 12 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are backing champ Mousasi at a big 10-2 clip.

In the co-feature, former women’s featherweight title challenger Sinead Kavanagh (7-5 MMA, 4-5 BMMA) takes on Leah McCourt (6-1 MMA, 5-0 BMMA). Even though Kavanagh is a -140 favorite, McCourt is a unanimous pick from our staff members – one of four unanimous picks on the main card.

Also on the main card, Ciaran Clarke (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) meets Abou Tounkara (7-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) at featherweight. Clarke is a -420 favorite and one of our four unanimous picks.

Khasan Magomedsharipov (6-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) fights Bellator newcomer Jose Sanchez (11-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) at featherweight. Magomedsharipov is a huge 12-1 favorite and, not surprisingly, a unanimous pick.

And to open the main card, Jornel Lugo (7-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) is a -475 favorite against Brian Moore (14-8 MMA, 5-4 BMMA) in their bantamweight fight and our fourth unanimous pick.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Mousasi (66 percent), McCourt (84 percent), Clarke (67 percent), Magomedsharipov (80 percent) and Lugo (78 percent) are the choices.

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