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Bellator 247 predictions: Do we like Kate Jackson or Denise Kielholtz in the new main event?

Jackson
vs.
Kielholtz
Novenyi
vs.
Zerhouni
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2020: 106-68
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Kielholtz
(61%)
novenyi2020
Novenyi
(88%)
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2020: 117-57
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Jackson
novenyi2020
Novenyi
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2020: 116-58
jackson2020
Jackson
novenyi2020
Novenyi
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2020: 116-58
kielholotz2020
Kielholtz
novenyi2020
Novenyi
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2020: 114-60
jackson2020
Jackson
novenyi2020
Novenyi
Simon Head
@simonhead
2020: 113-61
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kielholotz2020
Kielholtz
novenyi2020
Novenyi
Dave Doyle
@davedoylemma
2020: 113-61
jackson2020
Jackson
novenyi2020
Novenyi
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2020: 113-61
trophy copy2017 Champion
jackson2020
Jackson
novenyi2020
Novenyi
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2020: 110-64
trophy copy2014 Champion
kielholotz2020
Kielholtz
novenyi2020
Novenyi
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2020: 109-65
kielholotz2020
Kielholtz
novenyi2020
Novenyi
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2020: 107-67
jackson2020
Jackson
novenyi2020
Novenyi
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2020: 106-68
kielholotz2020
Kielholtz
novenyi2020
Novenyi
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2020: 105-69
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kielholotz2020
Kielholtz
novenyi2020
Novenyi
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2020: 103-71
kielholotz2020
Kielholtz
novenyi2020
Novenyi
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2020: 73-101
jackson2020
Jackson
zerhouni2020
Zerhounni

(Note: The main card lineup additions of Simone D’Anna vs. Brian Moore and Chris Duncan vs. Iamik Furtado came too late for our picks deadline. In addition, a previously scheduled main card fight between Ilias Bulaid and Ivan Naccari was moved to Bellator’s Oct. 10 event, leaving us with just two picks for this card.)

Bellator is back this week with its first of what will become regular Thursday events.

Bellator 247 takes place Thursday at Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italy. The main card airs on CBS Sports Network following prelims on on MMA Junkie and Bellator’s YouTube page.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

The planned main event between Paul Daley (42-17-2 MMA, 8-4 BMMA) and Derek Anderson (16-3 MMA, 7-3 BMMA) at welterweight was scrapped Wednesday when Daley became ill and was removed from the card.

That left our only contentious fight, at women’s flyweight, as the main event. Kate Jackson (11-4-1 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) takes on Denise Kielholtz (5-2 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) in the new headliner. Our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts see the fight as a close one. Jackson has just a slim 8-6 lead in the picks.

It’s nearly unanimous in the middleweight co-main event. Norbert Novenyi (4-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) has a 13-1 picks blowout against promotional newcomer Laid Zerhouni (7-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA).

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Kielholtz (61 percent) and Novenyi (88 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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