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Matt Erickson

Bellator 299 predictions: Is anyone taking Fabian Edwards to upset Johnny Eblen?

Bellator is in Ireland this week with the middleweight title on the line.

Bellator 299 takes place Saturday at 3Arena in Dublin. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

(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.

Levan Chokheli vs. Sabah Homasi

Records: Chokheli (12-2 MMA, 3-2 BMMA), Homasi (17-11 MMA, 6-5 BMMA)
Division: Welterweight
Betting odds: Chokheli -230, Homasi +190
Junkie pick results: Homasi 10, Chokheli 1

Mads Burnell vs. Daniel Weichel

Records: Burnell (17-5 MMA, 4-2 BMMA), Weichel (42-14 MMA, 11-6 BMMA)
Division: Featherweight
Betting odds: Burnell -300, Weichel +240
Junkie pick results: Burnell 11, Weichel 0

Sara Collins vs. Sinead Kavanagh

Records: Collins (4-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), Kavanagh (9-5 MMA, 6-5 BMMA)
Division: Women’s featherweight
Betting odds: Kavanagh -150, Collins +125
Junkie pick results: Collins 7, Kavanagh 4

Pedro Carvalho vs. Aaron Pico

Records: Carvalho (13-7 MMA, 6-4 BMMA), Pico (11-4 MMA, 11-4 BMMA)
Division: Featherweight
Betting odds: Pico -1100, Carvalho +700
Junkie pick results: Pico 11, Carvalho 0

Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards

Records: Eblen (13-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA), Edwards (12-2 MMA, 8-2 BMMA)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Eblen -500, Edwards +380
Junkie pick results: Eblen 11, Edwards 0

Check out all the main card picks below.

Eblen
vs.
Edwards
Carvalho
vs.
Pico
Collins
vs.
Kavanagh
Burnell
vs.
Weichel
Chokheli
vs.
Homasi
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
159-92

Eblen
(74%)

Pico
(89%)

Kavanagh
(57%)

Burnell
(76%)

Chokheli
(61%)
Nolan King
@mma_kings
160-91

Eblen

Pico

Collins

Burnell

Homasi
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
159-92

Eblen

Pico

Kavanagh

Burnell

Homasi
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
158-93
2018, 2022 Champion

Eblen

Pico

Collins

Burnell

Chokheli
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
156-95

Eblen

Pico

Collins

Burnell

Homasi
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
156-95
2014 Champion

Eblen

Pico

Kavanagh

Burnell

Homasi
Matt Erickson
@MattE
155-96

Eblen

Pico

Collins

Burnell

Homasi
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
151-100
2017 Champion

Eblen

Pico

Collins

Burnell

Homasi
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
150-101

Eblen

Pico

Kavanagh

Burnell

Homasi
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
150-101

Eblen

Pico

Collins

Burnell

Homasi
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
148-103

Eblen

Pico

Collins

Burnell

Homasi
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
140-111

Eblen

Pico

Kavanagh

Burnell

Homasi

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 299.

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