Bellator 254 Macfarlane vs Velasquez

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Thu 10th December 2020 Local
Thu 10th December 2020 12:00am UTC

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League
Bellator

Season
2020

Round
Round 17

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Location

Mohegan Sun Arena

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Description

Bellator 254: Macfarlane vs. Velasquez was a mixed martial arts event held on December 10, 2020 from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. This event aired live on CBS Sports Network.

Background

The event featured a Women's Flyweight main event for the Bellator Women's Flyweight World Championship between Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Juliana Velasquez.

At weigh ins, Goiti Yamauchi weighed in at 162.8 pounds, 6.8 pounds over the lightweight limit. The bout against PFL veteran, Nate Andrews was cancelled. Mohegan Sun commission head, Mike Mazzulli, said that from now on Yamauchi will be required to fight at Welterweight, 170 pounds.

A women's featherweight bout between Marina Mokhnatkina and Jessica Borga was scheduled for this event but cancelled a week before for unknown reasons.

This would be the last card to air on CBS Sports Network; all Bellator cards will air exclusively on Showtime beginning in April 2021.

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Result List

01	Juliana Velasquez	Bellator Womens	WIN
01	Ilima-Lei Macfarlane	Bellator Womens	LOSS
02	Magomed Magomedov	Bellator Mens	WIN
02	Matheus Mattos	Bellator Mens	LOSS
03	Linton Vassell	Bellator Mens	WIN
03	Ronny Markes	Bellator Mens	LOSS
04	Romero Cotton	Bellator Mens	WIN
04	Justin Sumter	Bellator Mens	LOSS
05	Shamil Nikaev	Bellator Mens	WIN
05	Kemran Lachinov	Bellator Mens	LOSS
06	Grant Neal	Bellator Mens	WIN
06	Maurice Jackson	Bellator Mens	LOSS
07	Cody Law	Bellator Mens	WIN
07	Kenny Champion	Bellator Mens	LOSS
08	Billy Goff	Bellator Mens	WIN
08	Robson Gracie Jr.	Bellator Mens	LOSS

Result Description

Main card
Women's Flyweight Juliana Velasquez def. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (c) Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 48–47) 5 5:00
Bantamweight Magomed Magomedov def. Matheus Mattos Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Linton Vassell def. Ronny Markes TKO (punches) 2 3:37
Middleweight Romero Cotton def. Justin Sumter Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:36

Preliminary card
Welterweight Shamil Nikaev def. Kemran Lachinov Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Grant Neal def. Maurice Jackson Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:59
Featherweight Cody Law def. Kenny Champion TKO (punches) 3 4:44
Welterweight Billy Goff def. Robson Gracie Jr. TKO (punches) 2 1:46

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