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Bellator 254 results: Live streaming play-by-play updates | ‘Macfarlane vs Velasquez’
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Bellator 254: “Macfarlane vs. Velasquez” is set to air TONIGHT (Thurs., Dec. 10, 2020) from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., broadcasting via CBS Sports Network. The women’s Flyweight title is on the line as Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-0) faces another undefeated fighter named Juliana Velasquez (10-0).
Bellator 254’s main card will air on CBS Sports Network at 10 p.m. ET. will deliver results for the full card and comprehensive play-by-play for the televised portion of Bellator 254 below.
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Bellator MMA s final card of 2020 was headlined by a flyweight title fight between reigning champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and undefeated challenger Juliana Velasquez.
Bellator 254 results: Juliana Velasquez takes flyweight title from Ilima-Lei Macfarlane
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Juliana Velasquez is the new Bellator flyweight champion after a tactical five-round fight against Ilima-Lei Macfarlane in the headliner of Bellator 254 on Thursday.
Velasquez earned scores of 48-47 twice and 49-46 for largely shutting down Macfarlane’s takedown game and countering the champ’s charges with heavier, more accurate punches. The 34-year-old Brazilian is the second 125-pound champion in the ViacomCBS-owned promotion’s history.
“This is like a gold medal I didn’t win in judo,” Velasquez said afterward via translator.
Velasquez size advantage was noticeable from the outset of the action at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. But the majority of damage done to Macfarlane came from a flying knee that connected at the end of the third round, and a clash off a takedown left a razor-thin cut across the camp’s brow. The injuries bled generou