September 7, 2024 10: 00 am ET
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.
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Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Jora Ayvazyan vs. Yancy Medeiros
Jora Ayvazyan vs. Yancy Medeiros – Bellator Champions Series: San Diego at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (Cooper Neill / Bellator)
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
Sumiko Inaba vs. Mackenzie Stiller – Bellator Champions Series: San Diego at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (Cooper Neill / Bellator)
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
Levan Chokheli vs. Lorenz Larkin – Bellator Champions Series: San Diego at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (Cooper Neill / Bellator)
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
Aaron Jeffery vs. Douglas Lima – Bellator Champions Series: San Diego at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (Cooper Neill / Bellator)
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
Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Alexander Shabliy – Bellator Champions Series: San Diego at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (Cooper Neill / Bellator)
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
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