Canadian featherweight Julia (The Jewel) Budd will face Jessy (The Widowmaker) Miele on Aug. 21 in the co-main event of Bellator 244.<\/p>\n
It's the first fight for the 37-year-old from Port Moody, B.C., since January when she lost her featherweight title to Cris Cyborg at Bellator 238.<\/p>\n
The main event at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., sees two-division Bellator champion Ryan (Darth) Bader (27-5-0 with one no contest) defend his light-heavyweight title against Russia's Vadim Nemkov (11-2-0).<\/p>\n
Bader also holds the Bellator heavyweight championship.<\/p>\n
Budd (13-3) had not lost since November 2011, running up a 11-fight win streak prior to facing Cyborg. She is 7-1-0 since signing with Bellator in 2015.<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old Miele (9-3) has won four straight and five of her last six. She was slated to meet Leslie Smith at Bellator 241 before the card was cancelled due to the global pandemic.<\/p>\n
Lightweight Lance Gibson Jr., Budd's stepson, takes on Shane Kruchten on the undercard.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 7, 2020.<\/p>\n
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