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Matt Erickson

Bellator Champions Series predictions: Who’s picking a welterweight title upset in Dublin?

Bellator is in Ireland with the welterweight title on the line at the top of the card.

Bellator Champions Series: Dublin (Max) takes place Saturday at 3Arena in Dublin.

(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.

Norbert Novenyi Jr. vs. Dalton Rosta

Norbert Novenyi Jr.

Records: Novenyi Jr. (7-0) vs. Dalton Rosta (8-1)
Past five: Novenyi 5-0, Rosta 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.21.24): Novenyi -140, Rosta +120
Junkie pick results: Novenyi 10, Rosta 1

Arlene Blencowe vs. Sinead Kavanagh

Arlene Blencowe

Records: Blencowe (15-10) vs. Sinead Kavanagh (9-6)
Past five: Blencowe 2-3, Kavanagh 3-2
Division: Women’s featherweight
Rankings: Blencowe No. 6, Kavanagh No. 13
Odds (as of 06.21.24): Blencowe -140, Kavanagh +120
Junkie pick results: Blencowe 9, Kavanagh 2

Paul Hughes vs. Bobby King

Paul Hughes

Records: Hughes (11-1), King (12-6)
Past five: Hughes 5-0, King 2-3
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.21.24): Hughes -1100, King +700
Junkie pick results: Hughes 11, King 0

Jason Jackson vs. Ramazan Kuramagomedov

Jason Jackson

Records: Jackson (18-4), Kuramagomedov (12-0)
Past five: Jackson 5-0, Kuramagomedov 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Jackson No. 6
Odds (as of 06.21.24): Jackson -165, Kuramagomedov +140
Junkie pick results: Jackson 9, Kuramagomedov 2

Check out all the main card picks below.

Bellator Champions Series: Dublin main card picks

Jackson
vs.
Kuramagomedov
Hughes
vs.
King
Blencowe
vs.
Kavanagh
Novenyi Jr.
vs.
Rosta
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
99-55

Jackson
(53%)

Hughes
(95%)

Kavanagh
(52%)

Novenyi
(62%)
Ken Hathaway
@1khathaway
103-51
2018, 2022 Champion

Jackson

Hughes

Blencowe

Novenyi
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
101-53

Jackson

Hughes

Blencowe

Novenyi
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
101-53
2014 Champion

Jackson

Hughes

Blencowe

Novenyi
Nolan King
@mma_kings
97-57
2023 Champion

Kuramagomedov

Hughes

Blencowe

Novenyi
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
95-59

Kuramagomedov

Hughes

Kavanagh

Novenyi
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
95-59

Jackson

Hughes

Blencowe

Novenyi
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
94-60

Jackson

Hughes

Blencowe

Novenyi
Matt Erickson
@MattE
92-62

Jackson

Hughes

Kavanagh

Rosta
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
89-65
2017 Champion

Jackson

Hughes

Blencowe

Novenyi
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
85-69

Jackson

Hughes

Blencowe

Novenyi
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
80-74

Jackson

Hughes

Blencowe

Novenyi

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

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