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Bellator 244 results: Julia Budd back to winning ways with decision over Jessy Miele

Julia Budd was mostly dominant over 15 minutes of work at Bellator 244.

[autotag]Julia Budd[/autotag] is back to her winning ways.

In her first fight since losing the women’s featherweight chamionship, Budd was mostly dominant as she earned a unanimous decision win over a game [autotag]Jessy Miele[/autotag] on Friday at Bellator 244. After 15 minutes, the judges scored it 30-26, 30-27 and 30-27 for Budd (14-3 MMA, 8-1 BMMA), who expressed how important it was for her to get back on track after losing the title to Cris Cyborg in January.

If there was a theme to Budd’s performance, it might’ve been best summed up by the old adage “it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish,” as she came out hesitant in the early going of the first two rounds.

Fighting southpaw, Miele (9-4 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) landed the first good strike of Round 1, a hard kick to the body, and it appeared to affect Budd’s approach. She was hesitant, with Miele choosing to close distance but also getting pegged each time. It wasn’t until the final minute that Budd secured a dominant position, taking the action from a standing clinch to the mat to close out the round.

Miele again came out string in the early going of Round 2, but Budd was able to stave off anything serious until she secured another takedown and finished with hard ground-and-pound.

By the third round, Budd clearly had her confidence and secured a third takedown about a minute in and remained in dominant top position until the final seconds. She worked hard for a finish, trying to secure an arm-triangle choke but couldn’t.

It didn’t matter, though, as she was dominant for much of the fight to earn the win.

Up-to-the-minute Bellator 244 results include:

Bellator 244 results and live video stream (7:15 p.m. ET)

Follow along with live results of Bellator 244, headlined by Ryan Bader vs. Vadim Nemkov for the light heavyweight title.

Bellator 244 takes place Friday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 7:15 p.m. ET (4:15 p.m. PT).

The event takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

In the main event, Bellator dual champion [autotag]Ryan Bader[/autotag] (27-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) makes his first light heavyweight appearance in nearly three years to defend his title against [autotag]Vadim Nemkov[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA). And in the co-main event, former women’s featherweight champion [autotag]Julia Budd[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) returns for her first fight since losing her title to meet [autotag]Jessy Miele[/autotag](9-3 MMA, 1-0 BMMA).

MMA Junkie reporter Nolan King is onsite, and you can follow him on Twitter (@mma_kings) for behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes.

Enjoy the fights.

Official Bellator 244 results include:

MAIN CARD (Paramount/DAZN, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Ryan Bader vs. Vadim Nemkov – for light heavyweight title
  • Julia Budd vs. Jessy Miele
  • Valentin Moldavsky vs. Roy Nelson
  • Andrew Kapel vs. John Salter

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 7:15 p.m. ET)

  • Sidney Outlaw vs. Adam Piccolotti
  • Josh Hill vs. Erik Perez
  • Lucas Brennan vs. Will Smith
  • Chris Gonzalez vs. Vladimir Tokov
  • Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Shane Kruchten
  • Weber Almeida vs. Salim Mukhidinov
  • Yaroslav Amosov vs. Mark Lemminger
  • John de Jesus vs. Vladyslav Parubchenkno

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Bellator 244 predictions: Is anyone picking Vadim Nemkov to end Ryan Bader’s dual-champ reign?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the Bellator 244 main card in Uncasville, Conn., featuring a light heavyweight title fight.

Bader
vs.
Nemkov		 Budd
vs.
Miele		 Moldavsky
vs.
Nelson		 Kapel
vs.
Salter
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2020: 81-54		 bader2020
Bader
(60%)		 budd2020
Budd
(91%)		 modavsky2020
Moldavsky
(75%)		 salter2020
Salter
(82%)
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2020: 93-42		 bader2020
Bader		 budd2020
Budd		 modavsky2020
Moldavsky		 salter2020
Salter
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2020: 92-43		 bader2020
Bader		 budd2020
Budd		 modavsky2020
Moldavsky		 salter2020
Salter
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2020: 91-44		 bader2020
Bader		 budd2020
Budd		 modavsky2020
Moldavsky		 salter2020
Salter
Simon Head
@simonhead
2020: 90-45
trophy copy 2019 Champion*		 bader2020
Bader		 budd2020
Budd		 modavsky2020
Moldavsky		 salter2020
Salter
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2020: 89-46
trophy copy 2017 Champion		 bader2020
Bader		 budd2020
Budd		 modavsky2020
Moldavsky		 salter2020
Salter
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2020: 87-48		 bader2020
Bader		 budd2020
Budd		 modavsky2020
Moldavsky		 salter2020
Salter
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2020: 87-48		 bader2020
Bader		 budd2020
Budd		 modavsky2020
Moldavsky		 kapel2020
Kapel
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2020: 87-48
trophy copy 2014 Champion		 bader2020
Bader		 budd2020
Budd		 modavsky2020
Moldavsky		 salter2020
Salter
Dave Doyle
@davedoylemma
2020: 85-50		 bader2020
Bader		 budd2020
Budd		 modavsky2020
Moldavsky		 salter2020
Salter
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2020: 83-52		 bader2020
Bader		 budd2020
Budd		 nelson2020
Nelson		 salter2020
Salter
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2020: 83-52
trophy copy 2018 Champion		 bader2020
Bader		 budd2020
Budd		 nelson2020
Nelson		 salter2020
Salter
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2020: 81-54		 bader2020
Bader		 budd2020
Budd		 modavsky2020
Moldavsky		 salter2020
Salter
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2020: 83-52		 bader2020
Bader		 budd2020
Budd		 modavsky2020
Moldavsky		 salter2020
Salter
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2020: 56-79		 nemkov2020
Nemkov		 miele2020
Miele		 nelson2020
Nelson		 kapel2020
Kapel

Bellator is back in Connecticut this week, and one of its dual champions puts a title on the line at the top of the card.

Bellator 244 takes place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Paramount following prelims on MMA Junkie.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, heavyweight and light heavyweight champion [autotag]Ryan Bader[/autotag] (27-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) puts his 205-pound title up against challenger [autotag]Vadim Nemkov[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA). Bader only is around a -150 favorite at the sports books, but all but one of our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts are picking him to stay champ-champ.

In the co-main event, former women’s featherweight champion [autotag]Julia Budd[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) for the first time since losing her belt to Cris Cyborg and takes on [autotag]Jessy Miele[/autotag] (9-3 MMA, 1-0 BMMA). Budd is a 7-1 favorite and has a 13-1 lead in the picks.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Valentin Moldavsky[/autotag] (9-1 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) is the event’s biggest favorite at more than 9-1 against [autotag]Roy Nelson[/autotag] (23-18 MMA, 1-4 BMMA). But three of our 14 picker are taking Nelson to pull off a big upset.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Andrew Kapel[/autotag] (15-6 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) is an underdog to -250 favorite [autotag]John Salter[/autotag] (17-4 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) in their middleweight bout, but he’s got two of our 14 pickers taking him in an upset.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Bader (60 percent), Budd (91 percent), Moldavsky (75 percent) and Salter (82 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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Jessy Miele ‘psyched’ to be in Bellator 244 co-main event vs. Julia Budd

Jessy Miele is ready to spoil the party.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Ahead of Bellator 244, [autotag]Jessy Miele[/autotag] spoke with MMA Junkie on Wednesday during media day.

Miele (9-3 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) discussed her co-main event bout against former champ Julia Budd, fighting with no fans, title aspirations, and more.

You can watch the full interview in the video above.

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Bellator 244 takes place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena. The main card simulcasts on Paramount and DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

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Budd vs. Miele, Moldavsky vs. Nelson, five prelims added to Bellator 244 lineup

The lineup for Bellator 244 got a big boost with the addition of a pair of fights to the main card and another handful for the prelims.

The lineup for Bellator 244 later this month got a big boost with the addition of a pair of fights to the main card and another handful for the prelims.

Of note, former women’s featherweight champion [autotag]Julia Budd[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) is set to take on [autotag]Jessy Miele[/autotag] (9-3 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) and [autotag]Roy Nelson[/autotag] (23-18 MMA, 1-4 BMMA) will meet [autotag]Valentin Moldavsky[/autotag] (9-1 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) at heavyweight.

Bellator 244 takes place Aug. 22 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZNN following prelims on MMA Junkie. Dual champion Ryan Bader defends his light heavyweight title against Vadim Nemkov in the main event.

Budd will try to get back on track after she lost her 145-pound title to Cris Cyborg in January at Bellator 238. That loss snapped an 11-fight winning streak, including her first seven for Bellator. She won four straight title fights and defended the belt three times before her loss to Cyborg, which was her first since she was submitted by Ronda Rousey in Strikeforce in 2011.

Miele made her promotional debut in October 2019 with a split decision over Talita Nogueira at Bellator 231. That was her fourth straight win and third straight after returning in January 2019 after a two-year layoff.

Nelson won his promotional debut against Javy Ayala at Bellator 183 in September 2017 after a lengthy run in the UFC. But since then, he has dropped four straight to Matt Mitrione, Sergei Kharitonov, Mirko Cro Cop and Frank Mir.

Moldavsky picked up his fourth straight win since signing with Bellator. He dropped the first fight of his career in Rizin in December 2016. But with Bellator, he has wins over Carl Seumanutafa, Ernest James, Linton Vassell and Ayala.

The Bellator 244 lineup now includes:

MAIN CARD (Paramount, DAZN, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Ryan Bader vs. Vadim Nemkov – for light heavyweight title
  • Julia Budd vs. Jessy Miele
  • Valentin Moldavsky vs. Roy Nelson

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie)

  • Andrew Kapel vs. John Salter
  • Sidney Outlaw vs. Adam Piccolotti
  • Josh Hill vs. Erik Perez
  • Lucas Brennan vs. Will Smith
  • Chris Gonzalez vs. Vladimir Tokov
  • Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Shane Kruchten

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Bellator 241 adds Leslie Smith vs. Jessy Miele, Robson Gracie return, more to prelims

Three fights have been added to the Bellator 241 prelims, including a featherweight bout between Leslie Smith and Jessy Miele.

The Bellator 241 preliminary card has started to fill up.

Three fights have been added to the prelims, including a featherweight bout between [autotag]Leslie Smith[/autotag] and [autotag]Jessy Miele[/autotag], a welterweight fight between [autotag]Robson Gracie[/autotag] and [autotag]Billy Goff[/autotag], and a middleweight matchup between [autotag]Romero Cotton[/autotag] and [autotag]Justin Sumter[/autotag].

A promotion official informed MMA Junkie of the bookings on Friday.

Bellator 241 takes place March 13 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card is expected to stream on DAZN after prelims on MMA Junkie.

Smith (11-8-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) has split her two Bellator appearances since joining the promotion in 2019. She looks to rebound from an unanimous decision loss to Arlene Blencowe in November.

As for Miele (9-3 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), the Connecticut native gets another home game. In her Bellator debut in October, Miele upset Brazil’s Talita Nogueira by earning an unanimous decision nod.

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Gracie (3-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) won three fights in 11 months to kick off his pro MMA career. All three victories have come by submission. His opponent Goff (2-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) will look to defend home turf and halt the Brazilian’s momentum.

A blue chip wrestling product from the University of Kansas, Cotton (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) takes a step up from competition when he faces a two-time Dana White’s Contender Series alumnus Sumter (7-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA).

With the addition, the Bellator 241 lineup includes:

  • Champ Patricio Freire vs. Pedro Carvalho – Bellator grand prix quarterfinal bout; for featherweight title
  • Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Daniel Weichel – Bellator grand prix quarterfinal bout
  • Paul Daley vs. Sabah Homasi
  • Josh Barnett vs. Ronny Markes
  • Nick Newell vs. Zach Zane
  • Jessy Miele vs. Leslie Smith
  • Billy Goff vs. Robson Gracie
  • Romero Cotton vs. Justin Sumter

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