Bellator 155 predictions

Bellator gets right back to work after their tent-pole event with a show in the land of potatoes. The card features a middleweight title fight, a contenders bout at featherweight and even a women’s featherweight contest.

What: Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Monhoef

Where: CenturyLink Arena, Boise, Idaho

When: Friday, the preliminary card starts at 7 p.m. ET on MMA Fighting. The five-fight main card starts on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET.

Rafael Carvalho vs.Melvin Manhoef

With his punching power, Manhoef can win virtually any fight at any time. If he blasted Carvalho out in the first or second round, could anyone really claim that’d be a surprising outcome? That said, Manhoef a) doesn’t take damage like he used to and b) Carvalho has his own kickboxing skills. He’s not what Manhoef was, but he might be good enough to match what he is, at least long enough to mix up the rest of his game with it. If Carvalho avoids obvious trouble and plays his distancing correctly, this is a manageable task.

Pick: Carvalho

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