{"id":81192,"date":"2019-07-09T11:37:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T17:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=81192"},"modified":"2019-07-09T11:38:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T17:38:35","slug":"bellator-224-budd-vs-rubin-on-july-12th-for-the-womens-featherweight-title-breaking-mma-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=81192","title":{"rendered":"Bellator 224: Budd Vs Rubin on July 12th for the Women’s Featherweight Title – Breaking MMA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>The line-up for Bellator 224: Budd vs. Rubin event has been completed with a title fight and 16 electric bouts in total filling out Bellator\u2019s return to WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. this Friday, June 12.<\/p>\n

The star-studded card is headlined by a women\u2019s featherweight title fight between current Bellator women\u2019s featherweight world champion Julia Budd (12-2) defending her belt against Israel\u2019s undefeated Olga Rubin (6-0), as well as two of the sport\u2019s best middleweights, former Bellator 185-pound kingpin Rafael Carvalho (15-3) and Chidi Njokuani (18-6, 1 NC).<\/p>\n

The main card of Bellator 224 will air on Paramount Network and DAZN at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action begins at 6:45 p.m. ET\/3:45 p.m. PT and will also stream on DAZN or globally on the Bellator Mobile App.<\/p>\n

The main card also features a women\u2019s flyweight contest between undefeated Juliana Velasquez (8-0) and Oklahoma\u2019s own Kristina \u201cWarhorse\u201d Williams (3-1). Additionally, fans will see an intriguing welterweight bout featuring Ed Ruth (6-1) welcoming former UFC competitor Kiichi Kunimoto (20-7-2, 1 NC) to the Bellator cage.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Preliminary action for Bellator 224 is also must-see and features many of Bellator\u2019s rising stars. Those who tune in will see bouts highlighted by highly-touted Jackson Wink-prospect Christian Edwards and Bellator Kickboxing featherweight champion Gabriel Varga making their professional MMA debuts, as well as the return of two Hawaiian-based fighters in their second Bellator appearance, when both Nainoa Dung (2-0) and Kona Oliveira (1-1) return to action.<\/p>\n

Familiar faces in AJ Agazarm (0-1), Jordan Young (10-0) Kiefer Crosbie (6-0), Will Fleury (5-1), and Bruna Ellen (4-2) will all also compete, while former The Ultimate Fighter participant Leslie Smith (10-7-1) will make her promotional debut against Ireland\u2019s Sinead Kavanagh (5-3). Lastly, a third women\u2019s 145-pound fight will emanate from Thackerville, Okla. when former title challenger Arlene Blencowe (11-7) meets \u201cThe Lady Killer\u201d Amanda Bell (6-5).<\/p>\n

Bellator 224: Budd vs. Rubin Main Card:<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Featherweight World Title Main Event: Julia Budd (12-2) vs. Olga Rubin (6-0)<\/p>\n

Middleweight Co-Main Event: Rafael Carvalho (15-3) vs. Chidi Njokuani (18-6, 1 NC)<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Flyweight Main Card Bout: Juliana Velasquez (8-0) vs. Kristina Williams (3-1)<\/p>\n

Welterweight Main Card Bout: Ed Ruth (6-1) vs. Kiichi Kunimoto (20-7-2, 1 NC)<\/p>\n

Preliminary Card:<\/p>\n

Light Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Christian Edwards (Pro Debut) vs. Justin Vargas (3-1)<\/p>\n

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: AJ Agazarm (0-1) vs. Jacob Landin (0-1)<\/p>\n

190-Pound Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Will Fleury (5-1) vs. Antonio Jones (7-2)<\/p>\n

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Nainoa Dung (2-0) vs. Brad Robison (3-0)<\/p>\n

Light Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Jordan Young (10-0) vs. Joel Bauman (3-0)<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Leslie Smith (10-7-1) vs. Sinead Kavanagh (5-3)<\/p>\n

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Gabriel Varga (Pro Debut) vs. Jamese Taylor (Pro Debut)<\/p>\n

165-Pound Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Kiefer Crosbie (6-0) vs. Mike Jackson (12-12)<\/p>\n

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Kona Oliveira (1-1) vs. Joseph Holmes (0-1)<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Bruna Ellen (4-2) vs. Elina Kallionidou (7-2)<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Arlene Blencowe (11-7) vs. Amanda Bell (6-5)<\/p>\n

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Lucas Brennan (Pro Debut) vs. Thomas Lopez (1-4)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[AdSense-A] The line-up for Bellator 224: Budd vs. Rubin event has been completed with a title fight and 16 electric bouts in total filling out Bellator\u2019s return to WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. this Friday, June 12. The star-studded card is headlined by a women\u2019s featherweight title fight between current Bellator women\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10374],"tags":[20345],"class_list":["post-81192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mma-2","tag-bellator-224-budd-vs-rubin-on-july-12th-for-the-womens-featherweight-title-breaking-mma-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81192"}],"version-history":[{"count":-2,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81192\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}