In a women’s flyweight title bout, Juliana Velasquez faces Denise Kielholtz Friday in the main event of Bellator 262 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Below, we analyze the Bellator 262 Velasquez vs. Kielholtz odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Velasquez has never lost in 11 career professional bouts, including all six of her fights at the Bellator level. She picked up the women’s flyweight title with a unanimous-decision victory over Ilima-Lei Macfarlane at Bellator 254 in December.
Kielholtz, a.k.a. “Miss Dynamite”, needed just 43 seconds to knock out Kate Jackson at Bellator 247 last time out in October. She has rattled off four straight victories, all by stoppage, since losing by submission/guillotine to Veta Arteaga at Bellator 205 nearly three years ago.
Bellator 262 Velasquez vs. Kielholtz: Odds and lines
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- Fight result (2-way line): Velasquez -350 (bet $350 to win $100) | Kielholtz +275 (bet $100 to win $275)
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Bellator 262 Velasquez vs. Kielholtz: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Records: Velasquez 11-0-0 | Kielholtz 6-2-0
Fight result (2-way line or money line)
Velasquez (-375) will cost you nearly four times your potential return, and that’s just too expensive for a title fight, even though Velasquez has never lost a professional fight.
In 11 of Velasquez’s fights, she has won six by decision, including three of her past four Bellator fights.
While the favorite is the way to go, we can’t risk $375 for every $100 gained. PASS.
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