Bellator 192 staff picks: Who are the big faves between 'Rampage'-Sonnen, Lima-MacDonald?

	Jackson vs. Sonnen	Lima vs. MacDonald	Chandler vs. Yamauchi	Kruchten vs. Pico	Corrales vs. Karakhanyan
MMAjunkie readers’ consensus picks 2018: 1-2	Jackson (54%)	MacDonald (84%)	Chandler (87%)	Pico (76%)	Karakhanyan (75%)
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2018: 3-0	Jackson	MacDonald	Chandler	Pico	Karakhanyan
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2018: 2-1 2017 Champion	Jackson	Lima	Chandler	Pico	Karakhanyan
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2018: 2-1	Sonnen	MacDonald	Chandler	Pico	Karakhanyan
Steven Marrocco @MMAjunkieSteven 2018: 2-1	Jackson	MacDonald	Chandler	Pico	Karakhanyan
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2018: 2-1	Jackson	Lima	Chandler	Pico	Karakhanyan
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2018: 2-1	Sonnen	MacDonald	Chandler	Pico	Karakhanyan
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2018: 2-1	Sonnen	Lima	Chandler	Pico	Karakhanyan
Ben Fowlkes @BenFowlkesMMA 2018: 1-2 2016 Champion	Jackson	MacDonald	Chandler	Pico	Karakhanyan
Dann Stupp @DannStupp 2018: 1-2 2015 Champion	Jackson	Lima	Chandler	Pico	Karakhanyan
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2018: 1-2 2014 Champion	Jackson	MacDonald	Chandler	Pico	Karakhanyan
Fernanda Prates @nandaprates_ 2018: 1-2	Jackson	MacDonald	Yamauchi	Pico	Corrales
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2018: 1-2	Sonnen	MacDonald	Chandler	Pico	Karakhanyan
Trent Reinsmith @TrentReinsmith 2018: 1-2	Sonnen	MacDonald	Chandler	Pico	Karakhanyan
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2018: 1-2	Jackson	MacDonald	Chandler	Pico	Karakhanyan

Bellator is ready to usher in a new era on the new Paramount Network (formerly Spike) with its first event of 2018. It features a title, plus the start of a heavyweight tournament with some huge name recognition.

Bellator 192 takes place Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles. The main card airs on Paramount following prelims on MMAjunkie.

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

In the main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson (37-12 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) takes on three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen (29-15-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) in an opening-round fight for Bellator’s heavyweight grand prix. The winner will be crowned the next Bellator heavyweight champ. “Rampage” is a slight favorite, and he’s a 9-5 choice from our 14 MMAjunkie editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers.

In the co-feature, welterweight champion Douglas Lima (29-6 MMA, 11-2 BMMA) puts his belt up against former UFC title challenger Rory MacDonald (19-4 MMA, 1-0 BMMA). MacDonald is more than a 2-1 favorite as the challenger, and he’s the choice of 10 of our 14 pickers.

Also on the main card, we have three massive picking favorites. Former lightweight champion Michael Chandler (16-4 MMA, 13-4 BMMA) is a 13-1 pick over Goiti Yamauchi (22-3 MMA, 8-2 BMMA); 7-1 favorite Aaron Pico (1-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) is a unanimous nod over Shane Kruchten (12-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA); and to open the main card, Georgi Karakhanyan (28-7-1 MMA, 6-5 BMMA) is a 13-1 pick over Henry Corrales (14-3 MMA, 2-3 BMMA).

In the MMAjunkie reader consensus picks, Jackson, MacDonald, Chandler, Pico and Karakhanyan are the choices.

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