Bellator is back in Japan today for the another co-promoted occasion with Rizin. Bellator x Rizin 2 happens Saturday at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The Bellator part of the card airs on Showtime. (Click here to open a PDF of the personnel selects grid in a different window.) Get choice arise from our 11 editors, authors, radio hosts and videographers, along with extra analysis, listed below. Andrey Koreshkov vs. Lorenz Larkin Lorenz Larkin vs. Andrey Koreshkov, Bellator 229 Records: Andrey Koreshkov (25-4 MMA, 15-4 BMMA), Lorenz Larkin (25-7 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) Division: Welterweight Betting chances: Koreshkov -135, Larkin +110 Junkie choice results: Larkin 7, Koreshkov 4 Odds and ends: Larkin and Koreshkov battled in October 2019 at Bellator 229, where Larkin won a split choice. Koreshkov has 4 straight wins ever since, consisting of 3 surfaces. It’ll be his very first battle in more than a year. After losses in his very first 2 Bellator battles, Larkin has 7 straight wins, consisting of 2 straight first-round surfaces. Veta Arteaga vs. Kana Watanabe Kana Watanabe Records: Veta Arteaga (7-5 MMA, 6-5 BMMA), Kana Watanabe (11-2-1 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) Division: Women’s flyweight Betting chances: Watanabe -450, Arteaga +325 Junkie choice results: Watanabe 11, Arteaga 0 Odds and ends: Watanabe is aiming to recuperate from a close split choice loss to Ilima-Lei Macfarlane in Honolulu in April. Magomed Magomedov vs. Danny Sabatello Danny Sabatello Records: Magomed Magomedov (19-3 MMA, 3-2 BMMA), Danny Sabatello (14-2 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) Division: Bantamweight Betting chances: Sabatello -210, Magomedov +170 Junkie choice results: Sabatello 7, Magomedov 4 Odds and ends: After his split choice loss to Raufeon Stots this previous December, Sabatello will attempt to remain in the bantamweight title mix versus fellow competitor Magomedov. Sabatello rebounded with a submission win in April, however believes a win over Magomedov might get him a chance at the Sergio Pettis vs. Patchy Mix winner. Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Makoto Shinryu Kyoji Horiguchi Records: Kyoji Horiguchi (30-5 MMA, 2-2 BMMA), Makoto Shinryu (16-1-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) Division: Flyweight Betting chances: Horiguchi -450, Shinryu +340 Junkie choice results: Horiguchi 11, Shinryu 0 Odds and ends: Horiguchi, a previous Rizin and Bellator bantamweight champ, fulfills Shinryu for the inaugural Bellator flyweight title. Patricky Freire vs. Roberto de Souza Roberto de Souza vs. Patricky Freire Records: Patricky Freire (24-11 MMA, 15-9 BMMA), Roberto de Souza (15-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) Division: Lightweight Betting chances: de Souza -175, Freire +145 Junkie choice results: de Souza 5, Freire 4 (2 no-picks) Odds and ends: De Souza actioned in on simply a couple of days’ notification when previous featherweight champ A.J. McKee needed to take out of the battle with a staph infection. De Souza is Rizin’s light-weight champ, and now has a quarterfinal area versus ex-Bellator champ Freire in the opening round of the light-weight grand prix. Have a look at all the Bellator selects listed below. Bellator X Rizin 2 choices Be sure to check out the MMA Junkie Instagram page and YouTube channel to discuss this and more content with fans of combined martial arts.
Bellator X Rizin 2 forecasts: Short-notice replacement Roberto de Souza or Patricky Freire in Japan?
