UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Juliana Velasquez feels she’s got the key to unlock the Ilima-Lei Macfarlane puzzle. The unbeaten Bellator flyweight takes on Bellator 125-pound champion Macfarlane (11-0 MMA, 10-0 BMMA) in the main event of Bellator 254 on Thursday night. Neither fighter has tasted defeat in their respective professional MMA careers, making the flyweight clash a very appealing bout. But despite the fact no one to date has figured out how to defeat Macfarlane, Velasquez (10-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) believes she knows the key to dethroning the champ. “There is a big difference between being a fighter and being an athlete,” Velasquez told MMA Junkie on Tuesday at Bellator 254 media day.
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Juliana Velasquez: Athleticism key to dethroning Ilima-Lei Macfarlane at Bellator 254 – MMA Junkie