ESPN MMA Hot Button: Who is Bellator's 145 Tourney Favorite?

Sherdog.com StaffJul 18, 2011


Who is Bellator's 145-pound tournament favorite? | Photo: Keith Mills/Sherdog.com



Every week inside ESPN.com's MMA section, two scribes debate the most pressing issues in the sport in the Hot Button.

This week, as Bellator's Summer Series nears its semifinal round, Sherdog.com Administrative Editor Jordan Breen and ESPN.com's Josh Gross debate who deserves to be considered the featherweight tournament favorite.

Does Pat Curran's success at 155 pounds make him the odds-on-favorite to take tournament glory come August, or is Marlon Sandro's massive one-hit knockout power the gamechanger? What circumstances will dictate who emerges as a future Bellator title contender at 145 pounds?

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