Bellator 251: Make your predictions for Melvin Manhoef vs. Corey Anderson

By Matt Erickson |

November 1, 2020 11: 45 am

We need your predictions for Thursday’s Bellator 251 tournament in Connecticut.

Our crew picks feature involves the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Merely forged your vote for every bout below, and we’ll exhaust the expert tallies that are registered by Wednesday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will likely be fragment of the Bellator 251 tournament crew predictions we liberate Wednesday sooner than the tournament. Bellator 251 takes location Thursday at Mohegan Solar Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on CBS Sports actions Community and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Make your picks for all four well-known card fights below.

Derek Anderson vs. Killys Mota

Records: Derek Anderson (16-3 MMA, 7-3 BMMA), Killys Mota (12-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA)

Previous 5: Anderson 4-1, Mota 4-1

Division: Welterweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 11.01.20): N/A

Chris Curtis vs. Austin Vanderford

Records: Chris Curtis (22-8 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Austin Vanderford (9-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA)

Previous 5: Curtis 2-3, Vanderford 5-0

Division: Middleweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 11.01.20): N/A

Tyrell Fortune vs. Mentioned Sowma

Records: Tyrell Fortune (8-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA), Mentioned Sowma (6-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)

Previous 5: Fortune 4-1, Sowma 5-0

Division: Heavyweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 11.01.20): N/A

Melvin Manhoef vs. Corey Anderson

Records: Melvin Manhoef (32-14-1 MMA, 4-3 BMMA), Corey Anderson (13-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)

Previous 5: Manhoef 3-2, Anderson 4-1

Division: Gentle heavyweight

Rankings: Anderson No. 7

Odds (as of 11.01.20): N/A

Stout Bellator 251 fight card

MAIN CARD (CBS Sports actions Community/DAZN, 7 p.m. ET)

Melvin Manhoef vs. Corey Anderson
Tyrell Fortune vs. Mentioned Sowma
Chris Curtis vs. Austin Vanderford
Derek Anderson vs. Killys Mota

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie)

Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Bryce Logan
Julius Anglickas vs. Alex Polizzi
Janay Harding vs. Jessy Miele
Nainoa Dung vs. Piankhi Zimmerman
Terrance Jean-Jacques vs. Gustavo Trujillo
Sumiko Inaba vs. Jessica Ruiz
Jaylon Bates vs. Joe Supino