After nearly five months away from the mixed martial arts stage, Bellator MMA returns with a flurry of events that starts with the solid Bellator 255 on Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. As is customary for this promotion, several fighters on the card come in as overwhelming favorites. By comparison, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has held 11 events so far in 2021, with just nine betting favorites above -500. Bellator 255 alone features five, and we will avoid most of those matches to discern better options and navigate the organization’s return in thi s edition of Prime Picks.