THACKERVILLE, Okla. – Julia Budd continues to feel right at home in Oklahoma and again asserted herself as one of the world’s top featherweights with her third straight title defense. Budd (13-2 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) had little trouble taking out Olga Rubin (6-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) to hand Rubin her first loss. Budd’s TKO came at the 2:14 mark of the opening round. Then the champion called out Leslie Smith, who won in her return to Bellator earlier in the night, and asked for a fight in Japan for Rizin against Gabi Garcia, who is 100 pounds heavier than her. The women’s featherweight title fight was the Bellator 224 main event at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla.
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