Ahead of Bellator 189 title rematch, watch champ Julia Budd's first win over Arlene Blencowe

(This story was originally published on Nov. 26, 2017.)

The women’s featherweight title is on the line in Bellator 189’s main event tonight in Oklahoma, and it’s a rematch.

Champion Julia Budd (10-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) puts her belt up against Arlene Blencowe (10-6 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) in the headliner at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. The main card airs on Spike following prelims on MMAjunkie.

Budd won Bellator’s inaugural women’s featherweight title earlier this year when she stopped former Strikeforce champ Marloes Coenen with a fourth-round TKO at Bellator 174, which also took place in Thackerville.

Julia Budd

To get to that title shot, Canadian vet Budd won her first three Bellator fights after a 4-0 run with Invicta FC. And the third of those wins came at Bellator 162 nearly a year ago – a unanimous-decision win over Blencowe, who now challenges for her title.

Blencowe has gone 3-0 since that loss. The Australian picked up a pair of knockout wins in her home country and then took a split call from Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator 182 in August.

Ahead of the title fight rematch, check out their first meeting at Bellator 162 to get primed for the run-back. The full fight is available in the video above.

And for more on Bellator 189, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.