{"id":104706,"date":"2021-07-01T15:38:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T20:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=104706"},"modified":"2021-07-01T15:39:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T20:39:43","slug":"undefeated-flyweight-champion-juliana-velasquez-faces-number-3-ranked-denise-kielholtz-on-july-16th-breaking-mma-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=104706","title":{"rendered":"Undefeated Flyweight Champion Juliana Velasquez Faces Number 3 ranked Denise Kielholtz On July 16th  &#8211; Breaking MMA News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- RSR AD 1 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"7759247395\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=104706\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=104706\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-104707 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/thumbnail-1-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/thumbnail-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/thumbnail-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/thumbnail-1-1.jpg 936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>BELLATOR MMA has confirmed the full fight card for BELLATOR MMA 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz on Friday, July 16 at the Mohegan Sun Arena. The event airs LIVE on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET\/6 p.m. PT and is headlined by undefeated flyweight world champion Juliana Velasquez (11-0) versus BELLATOR Kickboxing\u2019s Flyweight World Champion and No. 3 ranked Denise Kielholtz (6-2) for the promotion\u2019s 125-pound belt.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the must-see main event, four other exciting main card bouts are confirmed for BELLATOR 262 on SHOWTIME, including No. 5 ranked Tyrell Fortune (10-1, 1 NC) taking on former New York Giants football star and No. 7 ranked Matt Mitrione (13-8, 1 NC) at heavyweight, a women\u2019s featherweight matchup between No. 2 ranked former title challenger Arlene Blencowe (13-8) and Brazil\u2019s Dayana Silva (9-6), a men\u2019s heavyweight contest pitting No. 4 ranked Linton Vassell (20-8, 1 NC) versus BELLATOR newcomer Marcelo Golm (8-3), and undefeated No. 5 ranked Johnny Eblen (8-0) facing off against Travis Davis (10-4) in an explosive middleweight bout to open the main card.<\/p>\n<p>The preliminary card is confirmed for six bouts and features a heavyweight slugfest between knockout artist Ronny Markes (19-8) and Said Sowma (6-2), as well as a featherweight contest pitting undefeated top prospect Cody Law (3-0) against Theodore Macuka (1-0). In addition, South Florida\u2019s Roman Faraldo (5-0) welcomes John Ramirez (5-5) to the fray in a welterweight clash, while Team Pitbull Brothers-product Matheus Mattos (12-2-1) faces off against Cee Jay Hamilton (15-8) in a bantamweight battle. Lastly, Johnny Soto (4-1) and Adil Benjilany (5-3, 1 NC) square off in a 145-pound matchup and the undefeated Diana Avsaragova (3-0) takes on Gabriella Gulfin (2-2) in a flyweight showdown.<\/p>\n<p>All prelims will stream live at 6 p.m. ET\/3 p.m. PT on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV. Full bout listings are below:<\/p>\n<p>SHOWTIME streaming service is offering a 30-day free trial, followed by a discounted monthly subscription fee of $4.99\/month for the next six months. Viewers can sign up at SHO.com\/BellatorMMA. Subscribers will be delivered two live premier BELLATOR MMA events per month throughout 2021 and beyond, anywhere the SHOWTIME service is available.<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p>BELLATOR MMA 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz Main Card:<\/p>\n<p>Friday, July 16 \u2013 Live on SHOWTIME<\/p>\n<p>9 p.m. ET\/6 p.m. PT<\/p>\n<p>Flyweight World Title Main Event: C-Juliana Velasquez (11-0) vs. #3-Denise Kielholtz (6-2)<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight Bout: #5-Tyrell Fortune (10-1, 1 NC) vs. #7-Matt Mitrione (13-8, 1 NC)<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight Bout: #4-Linton Vassell (20-8, 1 NC) vs. Marcelo Golm (8-3)<\/p>\n<p>Featherweight Bout: #2-Arlene Blencowe (13-8) vs. Dayana Silva (9-6)<\/p>\n<p>Middleweight Bout: #5-Johnny Eblen (8-0) vs. Travis Davis (10-4)<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary Card:<\/p>\n<p>BELLATOR MMA YouTube Channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel | Pluto TV<\/p>\n<p>6 p.m. ET\/3 p.m. PT<\/p>\n<p>Bantamweight Bout: Matheus Mattos (12-2-1) vs. Cee Jay Hamilton (15-8)<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight Bout: Ronny Markes (19-8) vs. Said Sowma (6-2)<\/p>\n<p>Featherweight Bout: Cody Law (3-0) vs. Theodore Macuka (1-0)<\/p>\n<p>Welterweight Bout: Roman Faraldo (5-0) vs. John Ramirez (5-5)<\/p>\n<p>Flyweight Bout: Diana Avsaragova (3-0) vs. Gabriella Gulfin (2-2)<\/p>\n<p>Featherweight Bout: Johnny Soto (4-1) vs. Adil Benjilany (5-3, 1 NC)<\/p>\n<p>*Card subject to change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BELLATOR MMA has confirmed the full fight card for BELLATOR MMA 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz on Friday, July 16 at the Mohegan Sun Arena. The event airs LIVE on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET\/6 p.m. PT and is headlined by undefeated flyweight world champion Juliana Velasquez (11-0) versus BELLATOR Kickboxing\u2019s Flyweight World Champion and No. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10374],"tags":[26809],"class_list":["post-104706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mma-2","tag-undefeated-flyweight-champion-juliana-velasquez-faces-number-3-ranked-denise-kielholtz-on-july-16th-breaking-mma-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=104706"}],"version-history":[{"count":-3,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104706\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=104706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=104706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=104706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}