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Bellator 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz
The poster for Bellator 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz
PromotionBellator MMA
DateJuly 16, 2021 (2021-July-16)
VenueMohegan Sun Arena
CityUncasville, Connecticut, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky Bellator 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee

Bellator 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on July 16, 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Background

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Undefeated Juliana Velasquez made her first title defense of the Bellator MMA Women's Flyweight World Championship against top-tier kickboxer Denise Kielholtz. The Brazil native has won all six of her fights in Bellator, including three by finish. Velasquez, 34, has a background in judo. Ranked #4 Kielholtz (6-2) is the Bellator Kickboxing Women's Flyweight Championship and has won four straight in MMA. She is 6-1 under the Bellator MMA banner.[1][2][3][4]

Two heavyweight bouts were announced for the main card: the #5 ranked Tyrell Fortune faced the #7 ranked Matt Mitrione, while the #4 ranked Linton Vassell was expected to meet the promotional newcomer Marcelo Golm.[5] On July 12, the bout between Vassell and Golm was scratched after Vassell suffered an injury.[6][7]

Former Bellator Women's Featherweight title challenger Arlene Blencowe fought Dayana Silva on the main card.[8]

Travis Davis faced the undefeated Johnny Eblen in a middleweight bout, which served as the main card opener.[9]

A heavyweight bout between Ronny Markes and Said Sowma took place on the preliminary portion of the event.[10]

A welterweight bout between the undefeated Roman Faraldo and promotional newcomer John Ramirez was announced for the event prelims.[11] However, Faraldo had to pull out off the bout after his wife went into labor.[12]

Results

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Main Card (Showtime)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Flyweight Juliana Velasquez (c) def. Denise Kielholtz Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47) 5 5:00 [a]
Heavyweight Tyrell Fortune def. Matt Mitrione TKO (submission to punches) 1 1:45
Bantamweight Matheus Mattos def. Cee Jay Hamilton TKO (punches) 2 1:33
Women's Featherweight Arlene Blencowe def. Dayana Silva TKO (punches) 3 1:00
Middleweight Johnny Eblen def. Travis Davis Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Heavyweight Said Sowma def. Ronny Markes KO (punches) 1 1:09
Featherweight Cody Law def. Theodore Macuka TKO (punches) 1 1:54
Women's Flyweight Diana Avsaragova def. Gabriella Gulfin Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Adil Benjilany def. Johnny Soto Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Charlie Campbell def. Nicolas Giulietti TKO (leg kicks and punches) 2 1:30

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Juliana Velasquez set to defend title vs. Denise Kielholtz in Bellator 262 headliner". MMA Junkie. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  2. ^ "Velasquez to defend Bellator title vs. Kielholtz". ESPN.com. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  3. ^ DNA, MMA (2021-05-21). "BREAKING: Denise Kielholtz krijgt titelgevecht tegen Juliana Velasquez op 16 juli". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  4. ^ "UNDEFEATED BELLATOR MMA FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION JULIANA VELASQUEZ SET TO MAKE HER FIRST TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST BELLATOR KICKBOXING WORLD CHAMPION DENISE KIELHOLTZ AT BELLATOR MMA 262 ON FRIDAY, JULY 16 | MMA UK". 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  5. ^ Heck, Mike. "Bellator 262 adds Tyrell Fortune vs. Matt Mitrione, Linton Vassell vs. Marcelo Golm". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Bellator 262 loses Marcelo Golm vs. Linton Vassell, gains a preliminary card fight". MMA Junkie. 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  7. ^ Cruz, Guilherme (2021-07-13). "Linton Vassell vs. Marcelo Golm off of Bellator 262". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  8. ^ Lance, Parceria. "Com nova luta marcada, Dayana Silva crê que está a poucos passos de disputar cinturão do Bellator". istoe.com.br. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  9. ^ Lynch, James. "Travis Davis looks to spoil Johnny Eblen's undefeated record in his Bellator MMA debut". mymmanews.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  10. ^ Pettry, Jay. "Bellator 262 Gains Ronny Markes vs. Said Sowma at Heavyweight". sherdog.com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  11. ^ Varsallone, Jim. "Roman Faraldo of American Top Team looks to continue climbing the ladder at Bellator 262". miamiherald.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  12. ^ @@mma_kings (July 14, 2021). "Per promotion officials here at Mohegan, Roman Faraldo vs. John Ramirez is OFF of #Bellator262. Faraldo's wife is expecting a baby at any moment, so he elected to withdraw from the fight. Ramirez will be paid" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Bellator MMA |Bellator 262". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2021-06-17.