Bellator women’s featherweight champion Julia Budd wants to scrap with Gabi Garcia. British Columbia’s Budd (12-2) showed no hesitation when the idea of fighting nine-time jiu-jitsu World Champion Garcia (6-0) was proposed online.
“I wanna see Bellator [featherweight] champ Budd fight Garcia for the inaugural Rizin women’s openweight belt,” a fan tweeted on Wednesday. “Two of the most badass women on the planet.” Cue Budd: “Let’s do this already.”
Budd showed no fear in challenging Garcia, despite the fact Garcia has weighed in as heavy as 237 pounds. The Canadian athlete has fought at featherweight (145 pounds) for her entire professional mixed martial arts career.