Bellator 224 took place at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma and was headlined by a women’s featherweight fight between Julia Budd and top contender Olga Rubin.
This fight was a walk in the park for Julia Budd who knocked out Rubin in the first round with a brutal body kick. The kick landed at 2:14 of the first round. This was Budd’s third straight successful title defense. With this win, Budd improved her overall MMA record to 13-2 and she is currently riding on an 11-fight winning streak.
The kick & that right hand 😧@JuliaBudd with her best performance yet 💎 pic.twitter.com/hszAXCg7UY
— DAZN USA (@DAZN_USA) July 13, 2019
FULL BELLATOR RESULTS:
MAIN CARD:
- Champ Julia Budd def. Olga Rubin via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:14 – to defend women’s featherweight title
- Rafael Carvalho def. Chidi Njokuani via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – 190-pound catchweight
- Juliana Velasquez def. Kristina Williams via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:03
- Ed Ruth def. Kiichi Kunimoto via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:49
PRELIMINARY CARD:
- Nainoa Dung def. Brad Robison via unanimous decision (28-27, 28-27, 28-27)
- Gabriel Varga def. Jamese Taylor via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:23
- Mike Jackson def. Kiefer Crosbie via disqualification (illegal knee) – Round 1 – 165-pound catchweight
- Leslie Smith def. Sinead Kavanagh via majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Jordan Young def. Joel Bauman via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:20
- Arlene Blencowe def. Amanda Bell via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:22
- Will Fleury def. Antonio Jones via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) – 190-pound catchweight
- A.J. Agazarm def. Jacob Landin via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:21
- Christian Edwards def. Justin Vargas via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 0:54
POST-LIMINARY CARD
- Lucas Brennan def. Thomas Lopez via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:02
- Bruna Ellen def. Elina Kallionidou via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Joseph Holmes def. Kona Oliveira via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:41
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