The Winstar Casino down in Thackerville, Oklahoma, will be the site of arguably the most historic night in Bellator MMA’s history. For the first time ever, not only will a pair of women headline a Bellator card, one of them will also be crowned the featherweight champion (online betting).
At Thursday’s weigh-ins, both Marloes Coenen and Julia Budd came in perfectly on target for their matchup. Coenen, one of the best pure grapplers in women’s mixed martial arts and a pioneer of the sport, came in at 144.7 pounds. Budd, who has only lost to eventual world champions in Ronda Rousey and Amanda Nunes and holds a win over current UFC 145-pound champ Germaine de Randamie, weighed in at 144.