Former Bellator MMA featherweight queen Julia Budd
has signed with Professional Fighters League.
Budd will make her promotional debut at the PFL Championship
against an as yet to be announced opponent at the Seminole Hotel &
Casino in Hollywood, Fla., on Oct. 27. The PFL announced the
addition of Budd during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.
It is currently unclear if Budd will compete at 155 pounds or if
the organization will add a featherweight divison for the upcoming
season.
CONFIRMED: Welcome to the PFL, @JuliaBudd!
She faces @kaitlin_young
at the 2021
#PFLChampionship! pic.twitter.com/Ixp3SCNlqh— PFL (@PFLMMA)
September 29, 2021
“The Jewel” reigned as 145-pound champion in Bellator from 2017 to
2020 before relinquishing the crown to Cristiane
Justino at Bellator 238. Budd has since rebounded from that
defeat to post triumphs over Jessy Miele
and Dayana
Silva in her final two promotional appearances.
Budd has been victorious in 13 of her last 14 professional outings.
The 38-year-old Canadian has compiled a 15-3 career mark, with her
only defeats coming against Justino, Ronda
Rousey and Amanda
Nunes.