The MMA Vivisection - Bellator 244: Bader vs. Nemkov picks, odds, & analysis

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Bellator is back this week with a rock solid 11-fight offering. Ryan Bader puts his light heavyweight title on the line in the main event. With former champion Julia Budd facing off against Jessy Miele in the co-main. Even down on the undercard, there’s some quality prelims worth seeing—with Adam Piccolotti taking on Sidney outlaw, and Erik Perez vs. Josh Hill.

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Here’s a look at the Bellator 244 fight card as it stands right now:

DAZN/PARAMOUNT MAIN CARD | 10pm/7pm ET & PT
Ryan Bader vs. Vadim Nemkov
Julia Budd vs. Jessy Miele
Valentin Moldavsky vs. Roy Nelson
John Salter vs. Andrew Kapel

ONLINE PRELIMS
Adam Piccolotti vs. Sidney Outlaw
Erik Perez vs. Josh Hill
Lucas Brennan vs. Will Smith
Vladimir Tokov vs. Chris Gonzalez
Weber Almeida vs. Salim Mukhidinov
Yaroslav Amosov vs. Mark Lemminger
John de Jesus vs. Vladyslav Parubchenko

For Bellator 243 here are the standings for our picks:
Zane: four wins out of five fights picked
Eddie: four wins out of five fights picked
Vic: two wins out of five fights picked

For Bellator 244 our picks are as follows:
Zane: no picks this week
Eddie: Kapel, Moldavsky, Budd, Bader
Vic: Salter, Moldavsky, Budd, Bader

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Zane Simon

Zane Simon is a senior editor, writer, and podcaster for Bloody Elbow. He has worked with the website since 2013, taking on a wide variety of roles. A lifelong combat sports fan, Zane has trained off & on in both boxing and Muay Thai. He currently hosts the long-running MMA Vivisection podcast, which he took over from Nate Wilcox & Dallas Winston in 2015, as well as the 6th Round podcast, started in 2014. Zane is also responsible for developing and maintaining the ‘List of current UFC fighters’ on Bloody Elbow, a resource he originally developed for Wikipedia in 2010.

The MMA Vivisection – Bellator 244: Bader vs. Nemkov picks, odds, & analysis

Zane Simon