The first half of 2014 has been an uneasy time in mixed martial arts.
The UFC’s unforgiving marathon schedule refused to yield, and in the face of a rough rash of injuries, compromises were made.
Over in Bellator? Things were typically atypical. America’s runner-up MMA promotion soared to new heights with its first pay-per-view event and then almost immediately fired its longtime powerbrokers.
What will the second half of the year bring? Glad you asked.
Here, Bleacher Report MMA lead writers Chad Dundas and Jonathan Snowden take their best, boldest guesses.