Twitter reacts to Julia Budd’s TKO of Olga Rubin to defend title at Bellator 224

Julia Budd continued her Bellator women’s featherweight title reign on Friday when she defended her belt against Olga Rubin the Bellator 224 headliner.

Budd (13-2 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) extended her winning streak to 11 fights with a first-round TKO victory over Rubin (6-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) in the main event matchup, which took place at WinStar World Casino & Resort in Thackerville, Okla., and aired on Paramount.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Budd’s title defense against Rubin at Bellator 224.

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It's time for the #Bellator224 main event. Who leaves with women's featherweight gold between @JuliaBudd and @OlaRubin? https://t.co/hxHlSo7awN pic.twitter.com/KOnrTDVgkS

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) July 13, 2019

#Bellator224 Women's Featherweight Title Closing Betting Odds:

Julia Budd (-320) vs. Olga Rubin (+260)

💵 Live now -> @DAZN_USA @GoldieOnTV @JohnMcCarthyMMA @BellatorMMA @MMAOddsBreaker

— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) July 13, 2019

Kick to the body freezes Rubin. Beautiful kick by Budd.

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 13, 2019

Great Liver kick by @JuliaBudd and follow up shots to retain the @BellatorMMA belt!

— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) July 13, 2019

Damn that was brutal. What happened to boring Julia Budd?

— MaddDogg (@NateMillerMMA) July 13, 2019

Julia Budd wins in the first round via TKO. That’s 11 in a row for the 145 champ. Her last loss? November 2011 to … Ronda Rousey. It’s been a while.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 13, 2019

Holy crap. Coker found a girl that made Julia Budd look like prime Cyborg.

— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) July 13, 2019

A chalk parlay of the #Bellator224 Main Card was +259.#Bellator pic.twitter.com/VMoVRDKFdV

— Jed I. Goodman (@jedigoodman) July 13, 2019

#Bellator224 was exciting! I can’t believe @JuliaBudd called for a fight with @gabijiu after her win! @RIZINFF V @BellatorMMA is crazy.

— Cris Cyborg on Youtube (@criscyborg) July 13, 2019

Tonight showed @BellatorMMA has the better 145lbs female featherweight division.

— Cris Cyborg on Youtube (@criscyborg) July 13, 2019

🇨🇦 @JuliaBudd ties Ilima-Lei Macfarlane for most consecutive title defenses among current Bellator champions with 3. #Bellator224

— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) July 13, 2019

Julia Budd says she thinks Leslie Smith is the logical opponent for her next Bellator defense (agreed, regardless of what you think about the decision), then reiterates what she told me recently about wanting a Rizin showdown with Gabi Garcia. #Bellator224

— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) July 13, 2019

Congratulations @JuliaBudd – #Bellator224 pic.twitter.com/liTNuzlYOF

— Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) July 13, 2019

#Bellator224 results: @JuliaBudd def. Olga Rubin via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:14 https://t.co/hxHlSo7awN – to defend women's featherweight title

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) July 13, 2019

#Bellator224 results: Julia Budd makes easy work of Olga Rubin, calls out Leslie Smith, Gabi Garcia https://t.co/R2ewiIWdR4

— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) July 13, 2019

For complete coverage of Bellator 224, check out the MMA Results.