Liz Carmouche is still bothered by the way her first fight with Juliana Velasquez unfolded and plans to disqualify any controversy from the narrative at Bellator 289.
Carmouche (17-7 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) will put her Bellator women’s flyweight title on the in the co-headliner of the event, when she rematches Velasquez (12-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) for the title at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
The title changed hands in April, when Carmouche managed to put Velasquez on the ground in the second round and advance into a dominant position where she rattled off a series of strikes that stunned her opponent. Referee Mike Beltran stepped in to wave it off, and immediately Velasquez protested the stoppage that ended her title reign.
