Bellator 224 is in the books, and you can check out the highlights right here on MMA Junkie. The event took place Friday night at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla., and aired on Paramount. In the main event, Julia Budd had arguable the most dominant defense of her women’s bantamweight title by defeating Olga Rubin via TKO at the 2:14 mark of the first round . Related Bellator 224: Julia Budd wants Gabi Garcia in Rizin on NYE, then Leslie Smith Twitter reacts to Julia Budd's TKO of Olga Rubin to defend title at Bellator 224 Also on the main card, former middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho and welterweight contender Ed Ruth got back in the win column. And Juliana Velasquez earned a statement stoppage victory that could set up a potential showdown with flyweight champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane.
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Bellator 224 highlights: Julia Budd has arguably her most dominant title defense – MMA Junkie