| Macfarlane vs. Letourneau |
Carvalho vs. Machida |
Gracie vs. Ruth |
Lawal vs. McGeary |
Dung vs. Oliveira |
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| MMAjunkie readers’ consensus picks 2018: 163-106 |
 Macfarlane (64%) |
 Machida (63%) |
 Ruth (61%) |
 Lawal (55%) |
 Oliveira (62%) |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2018: 177-92 |
Macfarlane |
Machida |
Ruth |
 McGeary |
 Dung |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2018: 171-98 |
Macfarlane |
Machida |
Ruth |
Lawal |
Dung |
| Ben Fowlkes @BenFowlkesMMA 2018: 169-100  2016 Champion |
Macfarlane |
Machida |
 Gracie |
Lawal |
Dung |
| Trent Reinsmith @TrentReinsmith 2018: 167-102 |
Macfarlane |
Machida |
Ruth |
Lawal |
Dung |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2018: 167-102 |
Macfarlane |
Machida |
Ruth |
Lawal |
Dung |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2018: 166-103 |
Macfarlane |
Machida |
Ruth |
McGeary |
Dung |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2018: 165-104 |
Macfarlane |
Machida |
Ruth |
Lawal |
Dung |
| Steven Marrocco @MMAjunkieSteven 2018: 163-106 |
Macfarlane |
 Carvalho |
Ruth |
Lawal |
Dung |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2018: 162-107 2014 Champion |
Macfarlane |
Machida |
Ruth |
Lawal |
Oliveira |
| Fernanda Prates @nandaprates_ 2018: 160-109 |
Macfarlane |
Machida |
Ruth |
Lawal |
Dung |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2018: 157-112 2017 Champion |
 Letourneau |
Machida |
Ruth |
Lawal |
Oliveira |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2018: 151-118 |
Macfarlane |
Machida |
Ruth |
Lawal |
Oliveira |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2018: 142-127 |
Letourneau |
Carvalho |
Gracie |
McGeary |
Dung |
Another title is on the line in Bellator’s second of back-to-back cards in Hawaii this week.
Bellator 213 takes place Saturday at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. The card streams on DAZN.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the main event, unbeaten women’s flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (8-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) puts her belt on the line in front of her home fans against Valerie Letourneau (10-6 MMA, 2-0 BMMA). Macfarlane is a mild favorite, and all but two of our 13 MMAjunkie editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are picking her to defend the belt.
In the co-feature, former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida (24-8 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) makes his Bellator debut against former middleweight champ Rafael Carvalho (15-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA). Carvalho actually is a slight favorite from the oddsmakers, but it’s Machida with a heavy 11-2 advantage in the picks.
Also on the main card, a pair of unbeaten welterweights square off when Neiman Gracie (8-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) takes on Ed Ruth (6-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA). Ruth is the favorite, and he has a massive 11-2 picks lead.
Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammed Lawal (21-7 MMA, 10-5 BMMA) meets ex-Bellator champ Liam McGeary (12-3 MMA, 9-3 BMMA), and “King Mo” Lawal has a big 10-3 lead in the picks.
And to open the main card, two local Hawaiian newcomers meet at lightweight. Nainoa Dung (1-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) is up 10-3 in the picks over Kona Oliveira (1-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA).
In the MMAjunkie reader consensus picks, Macfarlane (64 percent), Machida (63 percent), Ruth (61 percent), Lawal (55 percent) and Oliveira (62 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
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