Bellator 88 Predictions

Sam’s Picks

Main card

Alexander Shlemenko vs. Maiquel Falcao: Now that Hector Lombard is fighting in the UFC, Bellator has made a fantastic matchup between their two very best middleweights. Both guys are very well rounded, but Shlemenko brings in a whole different version of well rounded. Falcao may be powerful and talented on the ground, but Shlemenko is good everywhere. His standup is crisp, technical, and powerful wile his ground game is great both offensively and defensively. Falcao is too wild in the standup, which leaves him open for counters and has a tendency to be rocked in his fights = Shlemenko via 1^st round TKO.

Marlon Sandro vs. Akop Stepanyan = Sandro via 2^nd round KO.

Mitch Jackson vs. Mike Richman = Richman via 3^rd round KO.

Fabricio Guerreiro vs. Magomedrasul Khasbulaev = Guerreiro via 3^rd round submission (RNC).

Prelims

Alexandre Bezerra vs. Genair da Silva = Bezerra via unanimous decision.

George Hickman vs. Stephen Upchurch = Upchurch via unanimous decision.

Clay Harvison vs. Ururahy Rodrigues = Rodrigues via unanimous decision.

Kelvin Tiller vs. Dave Vitkay = Tiller via 1^st round KO.

Shane Crenshaw vs. Ronnie Rogers = Rogers via 3^rd round submission.

Jerrid Burke vs. Joe Elmore = Burke via 2^nd round submission.

Dave’s Picks

Main card

Maiquel Falcao vs. Alexander Shlemenko: This fight is extremely hard for me to predict but again I go with what I think is safest. Falcao has not been overly impressive so far in his Bellator career. Shlemenko is an animal and almost impossible to put away. Shlemenko never gets tired and in round three, he will destroy the gassed Falcao. = Shlemenko by TKO in round 3.  

Marlon Sandro vs. Akop Stepanyan = Sandro by unanimous decision.

Mitch Jackson vs. Mike Richman = Richman by split decision.

Fabricio Guerreiro vs. Magomedrasul Khasbulaev = Guerreiro by submission in round 2.

Prelims

Alexandre Bezerra vs. Genair da Silva = Bezerra by split decision.

George Hickman vs. Stephen Upchurch = Hickman by unanimous decision.

Clay Harvison vs. Ururahy Rodrigues = Harvison by unanimous decision.

Kelvin Tiller vs. Dave Vitkay = Tiller by unanimous decision.

Shane Crenshaw vs. Ronnie Rogers = Crenshaw by split decision.

Jerrid Burke vs. Joe Elmore = Burke by split decision.