Julia Budd must now beat back the wolves, one of which she has already encountered.
Budd tipped the scales at 143.9 pounds, as she prepares to defend the Bellator MMA women’s featherweight championship in a rematch with Arlene Blencowe (144.6) atop Bellator 189 on Friday at the Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Meanwhile, middleweight co-headliners Rafael Lovato Jr. (185.7) and Chris Honeycutt (185.4) also met their contracted weight requirements without issue at Thursday’s official weigh-in.
Bellator 189 “Budd vs. Blencowe 2” -- which airs live on Spike at 9 p.