Bellator 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov - Predictions and Picks

#4 Mike Kimbel vs. John Douma

This one is another Bantamweight fight, and it features two pretty inexperienced fighters in Kimbel and Douma. John Douma is making his Bellator debut at 3-1, but even with only 4 professional fights under his belt he’s got miles more experience than Mike Kimbel.

Kimbel – one of the numerous regional fighters signed by Bellator for their prelims – made good on his promotional debut back in February 2018 by finishing opponent Geoffrey Then in violent fashion, knocking him down with a right hand before slamming him onto his head to escape an armbar.

That was enough for Bellator to bring him back, and in his second fight, he starched Alex Potts in just 6 seconds, instantly going viral in the process. Judging by the amount of push that the promotion have given Kimbel, it’s pretty clear to see which horse they’re backing in this fight.

Quite how it’ll go, well, who knows? It’s a bit hard to quantify a fighter whose entire pro career has lasted 1:09, after all! Judging by Douma’s footage it appears that he’s a pretty aggressive striker too, so we should at least be in for a bit of a brawl before one of them gets knocked down and probably out. I’m guessing Kimbel will win as surely Bellator would want to match him well, but it’s a crapshoot really.

The Pick: Kimbel via first round knockout