Bellator Champions Series predictions: Leah McCourt or Sara Collins in London?

Bellator is in England with a pair of women’s featherweight standouts at the top of the card.

Bellator Champions Series: London (Max) takes place Saturday at OVO Wembley in London.

(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.

Archie Colgan vs. Manoel Sousa

Records: Colgan (10-0), Sousa (11-0)
Past five: Colgan 5-0, Sousa 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.13.24): Colgan -205, Sousa +170
Junkie pick results: Colgan 10, Sousa 1

Marc Diakiese vs. Tim Wilde

Records: Diakiese (17-7), Wilde (17-5-1)
Past five: Diakiese 3-2, Wilde 3-1-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.13.24): Diakiese -225, Wilde +185
Junkie pick results: Diakiese 11, Wilde 0

Luke Trainer vs. Laurynas Urbonavicius

Records: Trainer (8-1), Urbonavicius (14-1)
Past five: Trainer 4-1, Urbonavicius 5-0
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.13.24): Trainer -1100, Urbonavicius +700
Junkie pick results: Trainer 9, Urbonavicius 2

Simeon Powell vs. Rafael Xavier

Records: Powell (9-1), Xavier (13-7)
Past five: Powell 4,1, Xavier 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.13.24): Powell -500, Xavier +380
Junkie pick results: Powell 11, Xavier 0

Leah McCourt vs. Sara Collins

Records: McCourt (8-3), Collins (5-0)
Past five: McCourt 3-2, Collins 5-0
Division: Women’s featherweight
Rankings: McCourt No. 4, Collins No. 12
Odds (as of 09.13.24): McCourt +100, Collins -120
Junkie pick results: Collins 6, McCourt 5

Check out all the main card picks below.

	McCourt vs. Collins	Powell vs. Xavier	Trainer vs. Urbonavicius	Diakiese vs. Wilde	Colgan vs. Sousa
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 151-85	McCourt (54%)	Powell (85%)	Trainer (64%)	Diakiese (86%)	Colgan (80%)
Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 155-81 2017, 2022 Champion	Collins	Powell	Trainer	Diakiese	Colgan
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 153-83	Collins	Powell	Trainer	Diakiese	Colgan
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 150-86 2014 Champion	McCourt	Powell	Trainer	Diakiese	Colgan
Matt Erickson @MattE 145-91	McCourt	Powell	Trainer	Diakiese	Colgan
Nolan King @mma_kings 145-91 2023 Champion	Collins	Powell	Trainer	Diakiese	Colgan
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 144-92	McCourt	Powell	Trainer	Diakiese	Colgan
Brian Garcia @thegoze 142-94 2017 Champion	Collins	Powell	Urbonavicius	Diakiese	Colgan
Simon Samano @SJSamano 142-94	McCourt	Powell	Trainer	Diakiese	Colgan
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 141-95	Collins	Powell	Urbonavicius	Diakiese	Sousa
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 134-102	Collins	Powell	Trainer	Diakiese	Colgan
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 126-110	McCourt	Powell	Trainer	Diakiese	Colgan

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event page for Bellator Champions Series: London.