How to Watch Bellator 278

Juliana Velasquez carries the weight of division on her shoulders, and Liz Carmouche would like nothing more than to relieve the undefeated Brazilian of her duties.

Velasquez will put her pristine 12-0 record on the line when she defends the Bellator MMA women’s flyweight championship against Carmouche in the Bellator 278 headliner on Friday at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. Meanwhile, Enrique Barzola locks horns with Nikita Mikhailov in the three-round co-main event at 135 pounds.

Bellator 278 “Velasquez vs. Carmouche”—which airs live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT—also features a bantamweight affair pairing Jornel Lugo with Danny Sabatello, a light heavyweight clash pitting Christian Edwards against Grant Neal and a catchweight encounter matching Luis Muro with Nate Andrews at 160 pounds. The truncated undercard will stream to the Bellator YouTube channel in its entirety at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

A closer look at the Bellator 278 particulars:

THE LINEUP

125: Juliana Velasquez vs. Liz Carmouche
135: Enrique Barzola vs. Nikita Mikhailov
135: Jornel Lugo vs. Danny Sabatello
205: Christian Edwards vs. Grant Neal
160: Luis Muro vs. Nate Andrews
145: Weber Almeida vs. Fabricio Franco
170: Dante Schiro vs. Scotty Hao
170: Makoa Cooper vs. Blake Perry

THE RUNDOWN
• Preview
• By The Numbers: Velasquez vs. Carmouche
• Rivalries: Liz Carmouche
• 5 Things You Might Not Know About Enrique Barzola
• The Bottom Line: Climate Change

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