Bellator is in Southern California with the lightweight title on the line at the top of the card.
Bellator Champions Series: San Diego (Max) takes place Saturday at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Jora Ayvazyan vs. Yancy Medeiros
Records: Ayvazyan (14-1), Medeiros (17-8)
Past five: Ayvazyan 5-0, Medeiros 1-4
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.02.24): Ayvazyan -410, Medeiros +320
Junkie pick results: Medeiros 6, Ayvazyan 5
Sumiko Inaba vs. Mackenzie Stiller
Records: Inaba (7-1), Stiller (3-0)
Past five: Inaba 4-1, Stiller 3-0
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.02.24): Inaba -180, Stiller +150
Junkie pick results: Inaba 10, Stiller 1
Levan Chokheli vs. Lorenz Larkin
Records: Chokheli (13-2), Larkin (26-8)
Past five: Chokheli 4-1, Larkin 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.02.24): Chokheli +120, Larkin -140
Junkie pick results: Larkin 7, Chokheli 4
Aaron Jeffery vs. Douglas Lima
Records: Jeffery (14-5), Lima (33-11)
Past five: Jeffery 3-2, Lima 1-4
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.02.24): Jeffery -160, Lima +140
Junkie pick results: Jeffery 7, Lima 4
Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Alexander Shabliy
Records: Nurmagomedov (17-0), Shabliy (24-3)
Past five: Nurmagomedov 5-0, Shabliy 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Nurmagomedov No. 7
Odds (as of 09.02.24): Nurmagomedov -470, Shabliy +360
Junkie pick results: Nurmagomedov 11, Shabliy 0
Check out all the main card picks below.
Bellator San Diego main card picks
| Nurmagomedov vs. Shabliy |
Jeffery vs. Lima |
Chokheli vs. Larkin |
Inaba vs. Stiller |
Ayvazyan vs. Medeiros |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 143-83 |
 Nurmagomedov (83%) |
 Lima (62%) |
 Larkin (74%) |
 Inaba (N/A) |
 Ayvazyan (81%) |
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Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 148-78 |
Nurmagomedov |
Lima |
Larkin |
Inaba |
 Medeiros |
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Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 148-78  |
Nurmagomedov |
 Jeffery |
 Chokheli |
Inaba |
Ayvazyan |
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Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 143-83 |
Nurmagomedov |
Jeffery |
Larkin |
Inaba |
Medeiros |
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Matt Erickson @MattE 139-87 |
Nurmagomedov |
Lima |
Chokheli |
Inaba |
Medeiros |
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Nolan King @mma_kings 139-87 |
Nurmagomedov |
Jeffery |
Larkin |
Inaba |
Medeiros |
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Matthew Wells @MrMWells 137-89 |
Nurmagomedov |
Lima |
Chokheli |
Inaba |
Ayvazyan |
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Simon Samano @SJSamano 136-90 |
Nurmagomedov |
Jeffery |
Chokheli |
Inaba |
Medeiros |
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Brian Garcia @thegoze 135-91 |
Nurmagomedov |
Jeffery |
Larkin |
Inaba |
Ayvazyan |
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Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 135-91 |
Nurmagomedov |
Jeffery |
Larkin |
Inaba |
Medeiros |
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Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 128-98 |
Nurmagomedov |
Jeffery |
Larkin |
Inaba |
Ayvazyan |
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George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 122-104 |
Nurmagomedov |
Lima |
Larkin |
 Stiller |
Ayvazyan |
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