Juliana Velasquez’s next flyweight title defense will likely take place in the spring, according to Bellator president Scott Coker.
Velasquez is targeted to face former UFC 135- and 125-pound title challenger Liz Carmouche at an as yet to be announced Bellator MMA event. The exact date is tentative, but Coker told MMAjunkie.com in a recent interview that the if all goes as planned, Velasquez vs. Carmouche will happen by April.
“I believe that fight will happen in April,” Coker said. “I think that’s when we were told Velasquez would be ready to go so.