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Bellator 224 live and official results

Bellator 224 takes place Friday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 6:45 p.m. ET (3:45 p.m. PT).

The event takes place at WinStar World Casino & Resort in Thackerville, Okla. The main card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

In the main event, women’s featherweight champion Julia Budd (12-2 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) takes on unbeaten challenger Olga Rubin (6-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA). In the co-feature, former middleweight champ Rafael Carvalho (15-3 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) tries to snap a two-fight skid against Chidi Njokuani (18-6 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) in a 190-pound catchweight fight.

Official Bellator 224 results include:

MAIN CARD (Paramount, DAZN, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Julia Budd def. Olga Rubin via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:14 – to defend women’s featherweight title
  • Rafael Carvalho def. Chidi Njokuani via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – 190-pound catchweight
  • Juliana Velasquez def. Kristina Williams via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:03
  • Ed Ruth def. Kiichi Kunimoto via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:49

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 6:45 p.m. ET)

  • Nainoa Dung def. Brad Robison via unanimous decision (28-27, 28-27, 28-27)
  • Gabriel Varga def. Jamese Taylor via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:23
  • Mike Jackson def. Kiefer Crosbie via disqualification (illegal knee) – Round 1 – 165-pound catchweight
  • Leslie Smith def. Sinead Kavanagh via majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Jordan Young def. Joel Bauman via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:20
  • Arlene Blencowe def. Amanda Bell via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:22
  • Will Fleury def. Antonio Jones via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) – 190-pound catchweight
  • A.J. Agazarm def. Jacob Landin via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:21
  • Christian Edwards def. Justin Vargas via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 0:54

POST-LIMINARY CARD

  • Lucas Brennan vs. Thomas Lopez
  • Bruna Ellen vs. Elina Kallionidou
  • Joseph Holmes vs. Kona Oliveira

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

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