How to Watch Bellator 254

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Ilima-Lei Macfarlane has grown accustomed to having the bull’s-eye on her back.

The popular Hawaiian will put her undefeated record and her Bellator MMA women’s flyweight championship on the line against the unbeaten Juliana Velasquez in the Bellator 254 headliner on Thursday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Macfarlane, 30, captured the 125-pound crown a little more than three years ago and has since defended it on four different occasions, turning away Alejandra Lara, Valerie Letourneau, Veta Arteaga and Kate Jackson.

Bellator 254 “Macfarlane vs. Velasquez”—which airs live on the CBS Sports Network and Dazn at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT—also features a bantamweight co-main event matching Magomed Magomedov with Matheus Mattos and a pair of heavyweight tilts, as Linton Vassell meets Ronny Markes and Davion Franklin faces Anthony Garrett. Meanwhile, the entire five-fight undercard streams to Bellator’s YouTube channel and Dazn at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT.

A closer look at the Bellator 254 particulars:

THE LINEUP

125: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Juliana Velasquez
135: Magomed Magomedov vs. Matheus Mattos
265: Linton Vassell vs. Ronny Markes
265: Davion Franklin vs. Anthony Garrett
170: Robson Gracie Jr. vs. Billy Goff
145: Kenny Champion vs. Cody Law
185: Romero Cotton vs. Justin Sumter
170: Kemran Lachinov vs. Shamil Nikaev
205: Maurice Jackson vs. Grant Neal

THE RUNDOWN

• Weigh-in Report
• The Bellator MMA Women’s Flyweight Title: A Visual History
• Media Day Interview: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane
• Media Day Interview: Juliana Velasquez
• Media Day Interview: Magomed Magomedov
• Media Day Interview: Matheus Mattos

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