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Bellator 262
Bellator mixed martial arts event in 2021
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.
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The poster for Bellator 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | July 16, 2021 (2021-July-16) | |||
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena | |||
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |||
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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]
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| 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 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 | |
- "Juliana Velasquez set to defend title vs. Denise Kielholtz in Bellator 262 headliner". MMA Junkie. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- "Velasquez to defend Bellator title vs. Kielholtz". ESPN.com. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- DNA, MMA (2021-05-21). "BREAKING: Denise Kielholtz krijgt titelgevecht tegen Juliana Velasquez op 16 juli". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- Heck, Mike. "Bellator 262 adds Tyrell Fortune vs. Matt Mitrione, Linton Vassell vs. Marcelo Golm". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- "Bellator 262 loses Marcelo Golm vs. Linton Vassell, gains a preliminary card fight". MMA Junkie. 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- Cruz, Guilherme (2021-07-13). "Linton Vassell vs. Marcelo Golm off of Bellator 262". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- 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.
- Lynch, James. "Travis Davis looks to spoil Johnny Eblen's undefeated record in his Bellator MMA debut". mymmanews.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- Pettry, Jay. "Bellator 262 Gains Ronny Markes vs. Said Sowma at Heavyweight". sherdog.com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- Varsallone, Jim. "Roman Faraldo of American Top Team looks to continue climbing the ladder at Bellator 262". miamiherald.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- "Bellator MMA |Bellator 262". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2021-06-17.