Bellator 278 Weigh-in Results: Velasquez, Carmouche Cleared for Flyweight Title Showdown

#Bellator278 Weigh-In Results: Liz Carmouche @iamgirlrilla (125) pic.twitter.com/qUXxHQetbs

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Bellator MMA's flyweight championship will be on the line in the Bellator 278 main event tomorrow as all fighters successfully made weight.

The card is quite top-heavy with a flyweight title fight between Juliana Velasquez and Liz Carmouche as the headliner. The main card also features two bantamweight grand prix wild card bouts: Jornel Lugo vs. Danny Sabatello and Enrique Barzola vs. Nikita Mikhailov, although the latter is at a 140-pound catchweight. A scheduled contest between C.J. Hamilton vs. Erik Perez was scratched the day prior for currently undetermined reasons.

Velasquez (12-0) looks to make her second championship defense against Carmouche. The unbeaten fighter has been perfect throughout her seven-fight tenure with the promotion, but she was tested in her last outing, claiming a split decision over Denise Kielholtz. The 35-year-old from Brazil won a unanimous decision in December 2020 over Ilima-Lei Macfarlane to claim the belt. The champ officially weighed 124.8 pounds.

A former Ultimate Fighting Championship title contender, Carmouche enters the cage Friday with a 16-7 record. "Girl-Rilla" is 3-0 inside Bellator, and is coming off a decisive 35-second TKO finish over the previously undefeated Kana Watanabe in her last outing. Carmouche officially weighed 125 pounds on the dot.

Bellator 278's main card will air live on Showtime on Friday starting at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. The prelims begin one hour prior on the promotion's YouTube page.

Bellator 278 Weigh-in Results:

Juliana Velasquez (124.8) vs. Liz Carmouche (125)
Enrique Barzola (139.6) vs. Nikita Mikhailov (139.4)
Jornel Lugo (135.8) vs. Danny Sabatello (134.6)
Christian Edwards (204.4) vs. Grant Neal (204.2)
Nate Andrews (159.2) vs. Luis Muro (160)
Weber Almeida (145.2) vs. Fabricio Franco (145.6)
Scotty Hao (170) vs. Dante Schiro (170.6)
Makoa Cooper (169) vs. Blake Perry (169.8)