We want your predictions for Friday’s Bellator 224 event in Oklahoma.
Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Wednesday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the Bellator 224 event staff predictions we release Thursday ahead of the event. Bellator 224 takes place Friday at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. The main card airs on Paramount following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Make your picks for all four main-card fights inside:
Kiichi Kunimoto vs. Ed Ruth
Records: Kiichi Kunimoto (20-7-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Ed Ruth (6-1 MMA, 6-1 BMMA)
Past five: Kunimoto 3-2, Ruth 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.08.19): N/A
Juliana Velasquez vs. Kristina Williams
Records: Juliana Velasquez (8-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), Kristina Williams (3-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA)
Past five: Velasquez 5-0, Williams 3-1
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.08.19): N/A
Rafael Carvalho vs. Chidi Njokuani
Records: Rafael Carvalho (15-3 MMA, 6-2 BMMA), Chidi Njokuani (18-6 MMA, 5-2 BMMA)
Past five: Carvalho 3-2, Njokuani 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.08.19): N/A
Julia Budd vs. Olga Rubin
Records: Julia Budd (12-2 MMA, 6-0 BMMA), Olga Rubin (6-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA)
Past five: Budd 5-0, Rubin 5-0
Division: Women’s featherweight
Rankings: Budd No. 3, No. 8 pound-for-pound; Rubin No. 8
Odds (as of 07.08.19): N/A
Next page: Full Bellator 224 fight card
MAIN CARD (Paramount, DAZN, 9 p.m. ET)
- Champ Julia Budd vs. Olga Rubin – for women’s featherweight title
- Rafael Carvalho vs. Chidi Njokuani
- Juliana Velasquez vs. Kristina Williams
- Kiichi Kunimoto vs. Ed Ruth
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Lucas Brennan vs. Thomas Lopez
- Jamese Taylor vs. Gabriel Varga
- Amanda Bell vs. Arlene Blencowe
- Will Fleury vs. Antonio Jones
- Christian Edwards vs. Justin Vargas
- Nainoa Dung vs. Brad Robison
- Sinead Kavanagh vs. Leslie Smith
- Bruna Ellen vs. Elina Kallionidou
- Kiefer Crosbie vs. Jonathan Gary
- A.J. Agazarm vs. Jacob Landin
- Joel Bauman vs. Jordan Young
For more on Bellator 224, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.
