Bellator MMABellator 224 goes down this Friday night from the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The night will be capped off with a women’s featherweight title fight between the the 12-2 champion Julia Budd and the 6-0 challenger Olga Rubin.
Since losing to Ronda Rousey back at Strikeforce Challengers 20 in 2011, Julia Budd has bested ten-straight opponents, six inside of the Bellator cage. After winning Bellator’s inaugural featherweight belt by stopping MMA pioneer Marloes Coenen, she has successfully defended twice. She possess an array of the tools that one would expect from a champion, from technique to athleticism, with the only chink in the armor maybe being her mindset.…
