Uncasville will host a women’s featherweight title fight at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Brazilian Juliana Velasquez will try to get her belt back in a rematch with Liz Carmouche on December 10. The American won her first bout by technical knockout in the 4th round.
Despite an early defeat in the first encounter, Juliana will still go as the slight favorite in the rematch. She will definitely need to do some global work on her mistakes, which will help her feel much more confident in the re-match.
In fact, apart from hard-hitting, Carmouche has nothing else. Velasquez is more versatile, and as a champion, she looked many times more interesting. We think that the score in the girls’ head-to-head encounters should be even.
Liz Carmouche is a former UFC fighter, who has adapted rather quickly to the Bellator. With three solid wins in the league, the girl went straight into a fight with the champion. In it, “Rilla Girl” showed all her best qualities, which helped her win the title at 125 pounds. Juliana Velasquez finished in the fourth five-minute round.
The 38-year-old “Girl Rilla’s” record has now improved to 17 wins and seven losses. In the octagon, she relies more on her striking skills, which have seen her knock out eight opponents.
The Brazilian Juliana Velasquez lost her title rather unexpectedly. It seemed as though the 36-year-old undefeated South American should put the former UFC top out of her way without much question. The girl had excellent grappling skills, well-coordinated second-string work as well as incontestability on her side.
In 13 fights she had fought, Velasquez suffered her first defeat. Previously, she had managed to knock out four opponents, one to be sabbed and seven more to be outpointed by decision. Perhaps the rematch game plan for the Rio de Janeiro native will be quite different.
Age – 38;
Height – 1.68;
Weight – 57;
Reach – 1.68;
Stance – Orthodox;
Statistics – 17-7-0;
Wins – 8 Knockdowns, 3 Submissions, 6 Decisions;
Losses – 0 Knockdowns, 2 Submissions, 5 Decisions;
Age – 36;
Height – 1.70;
Weight – 57;
Reach – 1.71;
Stance – Southpaw;
Statistics – 12-1-0;
Wins – 4 Knockdowns, 2 Submissions, 6 Decisions;
Losses – 1 Knockdown, 0 Submissions, 0 Decisions.
Where will this fixture be played?
The event will take place at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the Bellator 289: Liz Carmouche vs Juliana Velasquez at 1xBet.