BELLATOR 224: Full Fight Card Results and Highlights

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 Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) 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