| Borics vs. Burnell |
Anglickas vs. Davis |
Eblen vs. Salter |
Rabadanov vs. Wilson |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 33-17 |
Borics (54%) |
 Davis (85%) |
 Eblen (61%) |
 Wilson (77%) |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 34-16  2018 Champion |
 Burnell |
Davis |
Eblen |
Wilson |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 33-17 |
Borics | Davis |
Eblen |
Wilson |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 32-18 |
Burnell |
Davis |
Eblen |
 Rabadanov |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 31-19 |
Burnell |
Davis |
Eblen |
Rabadanov |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 31-19 |
Borics | Davis |
 Salter |
Wilson |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 30-20 2014 Champion |
Borics | Davis |
Eblen |
Wilson |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 30-20 |
Borics | Davis |
Eblen |
Wilson |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 29-21 |
Burnell |
Davis |
Eblen |
Rabadanov |
| Matthew Wells @MrMWells 28-22 |
Burnell |
Davis |
Eblen |
Wilson |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 28-22 2017 Champion |
Borics | Davis |
Salter |
Wilson |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 24-26 |
Burnell |
Davis |
Eblen |
Wilson |
Bellator returns to the St. Louis area this week on a card stacked with top contenders across three divisions.
Bellator 276 takes place Saturday at Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo. 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, Adam Borics (17-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) takes on Mads Burnell (16-3 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) in what likely is a No. 1 contender fight at featherweight. Burnell is a -230 favorite at Tipico; the comeback on Borics is +175. But our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers have the fight as a close one – Burnell has a narrow 6-5 lead in the picks.
In the co-feature, former light heavyweight champion Phil Davis (23-6 MMA, 10-3 BMMA) is our lone unanimous pick on the card and a -340 betting favorite. He takes on recent title challenger Julius Anglickas (10-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA), who is fighting in front of his home fans. But Davis pitched a shutout with our pickers at 11-0.
Also on the main card, Johnny Eblen (10-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) meets recent middleweight title challenger John Salter (18-5 MMA, 8-2 BMMA). The winner could make a case for a title shot at 185 pounds. Eblen is a big favorite at -340 and has a big 9-2 lead in the picks.
And to open the main card, Gadzhi Rabadanov (16-4-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) is a slight -155 favorite against Jay Jay Wilson (8-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) in their lightweight bout. But Wilson has a sizable picks lead at 8-3 despite being the underdog.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Borics (54 percent), Davis (85 percent), Eblen (61 percent) and Wilson (77 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
Bellator 276 predictions: Who’s our one unanimous pick on contender-heavy card?
