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

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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

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