Bellator 262
Bellator mixed martial arts event in 2021
| Bellator 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | July 16, 2021 (2021-July-16) | |||
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena | |||
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |||
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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
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
| 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 | [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 | |
See also
Martial Arts portal
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ @@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.
- ^ "Bellator MMA |Bellator 262". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
