MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT BETWEEN RAFAEL CARVALHO AND MELVIN MANHOEF HEADLINES ‘BELLATOR 155’ DEMAIN NIGHT – LIVE AND FREE ON SPIKE
BOISE, IDAHO. (Mai 19, 2016) –The official weigh-ins for "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef "took place this afternoon in front of a packed house at the Knitting Factory here in Boise, ID. All competitors are now ready for action demain at CenturyLink Arena, with the event airing LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.
champion Middleweight Rafael Carvalho (12-1) will defend his title against Dutch striking ace Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1) in the main event of a fantastic night of fights that also includes a co-main event between Pat Curran (21-7) et Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1), who square off in a featherweight scrap that has future title-shot implications written all over it. The main card also includes a women’s catchweight showdown between slick Dutch veteran Marloes Coenen (23-6) et Alexis Dufresne (5-2). Dufresne, who returns to action after a recent pregnancy and on short notice, missed the 146-pound weight limit, but the fight will proceed as planned.
"Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " will also feature a duo of heavyweight matchups with Joey Beltran (17-12) difficile Chase Gormley (12-5) et Dan Charles (20-3) looking to put an end to Augusto Sakai’s (9-0) unblemished record.
An undercard bout between Ricky Steele (5-0) et Eric Cronkhite (2-1) was cancelled when Cronkhite missed weight by nine pounds.
Very few tickets for the event remain, et sont disponibles à Bellator.com, the CenturyLink Arena Box Office or CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com.
Carte principale: (En direct sur SPIKE - 9 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. CT)
Bellator MMA Middleweight lutte titre mondial: Rafael Carvalho (184.3) vs. Melvin Manhoef (185)
Bellator MMA plume Co-Main Event: Pat Curran (145.6) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (145.1)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: Dan Charles (242.2) vs. Augusto Sakai (262.5)
Bellator MMA Catchweight Feature Bout: Marloes Coenen (145.6) vs. Alexis Dufresne (150.7)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: Joey Beltran (236.8) vs. Chase Gormley (264.5)
Carte préliminaire: (Bellator.com – 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT)
Bellator MMA coq préliminaire Bout: Tyler Freeland (137.4) vs. Joe Hamilton (135.4)
Bellator MMA léger préliminaire Bout: Dave Jansen (155.9) vs. Marcin Held (155.9)
Bellator MMA Flyweight préliminaire Bout: Veta Arteaga (127.1) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (122.7)
Bellator MMA plume préliminaire Bout: Hamilton Ash (145.8) vs. Vince Morales (144.9)
Bellator MMA coq préliminaire Bout: Brendon Raftery (134) vs. Casey Johnson (134.9)
Bellator MMA léger préliminaire Bout: Scott Thometz (155.7) vs. Josh Tyler (155.7)
Bellator MMA Middleweight préliminaire Bout: Sean Powers (182.4) vs. Will Noland (185.6)
Bellator MMA coq préliminaire Bout: Jesse Brock (135.7) vs. olly Bradstreet (135.7)