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Bellator 224 results: Julia Budd destroys Olga Rubin with body shots, calls out Gabi Garcia

Bellator 224 just wrapped up from the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma with women’s featherweight champion Julia Budd stopping challenger Olga Rubin with body shots at just 2:14 of the opening round. Being Bellator’s first and only 145-pound champ, Budd has now defended her crown three consecutive times and is on an impressive 11-fight winning streak. In her post-fight interview, she said she was willing to give MMA veteran Leslie Smith the next shot at Bellator gold. Smith won her Bellator debut tonight with a majority decision over Sinead Kavanagh. In a rather exciting callout, Budd also mentioned her desire to travel over to RIZIN FF in Japan to take on the much larger heavyweight Gabi Garcia.