Julia Budd

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Julia Budd is out to get her belt back. This past Friday, the former Bellator women’s featherweight champion picked up her second consecutive win since losing the title to Cris Cyborg. Budd (15-3 MMA, 9-1 BMMA) out-pointed Dayana Silva (9-6 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) for a split decision on the preliminary card of Bellator 257 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

Lance Gibson Jr. and Julia Budd both took home wins at Bellator 257. It may have been close at the end, but this may in fact be the first time a stepmother and stepson combo both won on a major MMA show. That’s exactly what happened with Lance Gibson Jr. and his stepmother Julia Budd, who both took home wins at Bellator 257.

Julia Budd, Bellator MMA, Amanda Nunes, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Connecticut, Cris Cyborg, Professional Fighters League, Uncasville. Dayana Silva demands respect as she makes her first walk to the cage in a major promotion Friday night in Uncasville, Conn., taking on former Bellator champion Julia Budd at Bellator 257 on April 16.

Following a loss to Cris Cyborg in January that cost her the Bellator featherweight championship, and the onset of the coronavirus lockdowns, for former titleholder Julia Budd getting an opportunity to close out her 2020 against Jessy Miele at Bellator 244 last August was a big thing. Budd was able...

Julia Budd must get through Dayana Silva before chance to reclaim gold, possible rematch with Cris Cyborg. Julia Budd is on a quest to get back the Bellator women’s featherweight championship, and her next step comes at Bellator 257 on April 16, as she welcomes Dayana Silva to the Bellator cage for the first time.

Any time a champion is dethroned, the only thing on their mind is getting back their belt and former Bellator MMA’s women’s featherweight champion is no different. Cris Cyborg came into Bellator at Bellator 238 in January of 2020 and took the title from Julia Budd by TKO, handing her the third loss of her professional career, which led to her mapping out her road back to a rematch with Cyborg in hopes of getting her championship title back.

Julia Budd believes she can earn a rematch with Cris Cyborg if she beats Dayana Silva at Bellator 257. On Friday night, Budd will welcome the Contender Series veteran to Bellator in an interesting fight. The Canadian is set for her second fight since losing her belt to Cyborg and thought about holding out for a title shot but is eager to fight again.

Former Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion Julia Budd (14-3) already has a rival for April 16 at the Bellator 257 event. She will fight in the preliminaries against former Contender Series alum Dana White , Dayana Silva (9-5) at 145 pounds. As confirmed by the MMA Junkie site, a promotion official...

Former Bellator featherweight champion Julia Budd and recent featherweight title challenger Pedro Carvalho will be back in the Bellator cage next week. MMA Fighting confirmed with officials Tuesday that Budd (14-3) will fight Dayana Silva (9-5), while Carvalho (11-4) fights the unbeaten Jay Jay Wilson (7-0) on the preliminary portion of Bellator 257 on April 16 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

Former Bellator women’s featherweight champion Julia Budd has her next fight officially booked. Canada’s Budd (14-3 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) will take on Dana White’s Contender Series alumnus Dayana Silva in a 145-pound bout on the Bellator 257 prelims. The fight was previously reported by Combate as being scheduled for Bellator...