Juliana Velasquez defended her flyweight world title at Bellator 262 with a close split decision win against Denise Kielholtz.
It was a good first round for the challenger Kielholtz, who blitzed forward early with some heavy overhands that fell short. ‘Miss Dynamite’ finished the round strong landing a combination of strikes as Velasquez was pressed against the fence.
Velasquez used her size advantage in the second round to start landing her jab and keep Kielholtz at bay. The Brazilian scored the first takedown of the fight in the third round after level changing off a jab from Kielholtz.