MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT BETWEEN RAFAEL CARVALHO AND MELVIN MANHOEF HEADLINES ‘BELLATOR 155’ TOMORROW NIGHT – LIVE AND FREE ON SPIKE
BOISE, IDAHO. (Bealtaine 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 amárach at CenturyLink Arena, with the event airing LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 p.m. AGUS/8 p.m. CT.
MBoston curadh 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) agus 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) agus 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) dúshlánach Chase Gormley (12-5) agus 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) agus Eric Cronkhite (2-1) was cancelled when Cronkhite missed weight by nine pounds.
Very few tickets for the event remain, agus tá siad ar fáil ag Bellator.com, the CenturyLink Arena Box Office or CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com.
Príomh Cárta: (Live on SPIKE – 9 p.m. AGUS/8:00 p.m. CT)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Domhanda Teideal An comhrac: Rafael Carvalho (184.3) vs. Melvin Manhoef (185)
Bellator MMA featherweight Co-Príomh Imeacht: Pat Curran (145.6) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (145.1)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Bout Gné: 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 Bout Gné: Joey Beltran (236.8) vs. Chase Gormley (264.5)
Réamh Cárta: (Bellator.com – 7:00 p.m. AGUS/6:00 p.m. CT)
Bellator MMA bantamweight Réamh Bout: Tyler Freeland (137.4) vs. Joe Hamilton (135.4)
Bellator MMA Lightweight Réamh Bout: Dave Jansen (155.9) vs. Marcin Seilbh (155.9)
Bellator MMA flyweight Réamh Bout: Veta Arteaga (127.1) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (122.7)
Bellator MMA featherweight Réamh Bout: hamilton Ash (145.8) vs. Vince Morales (144.9)
Bellator MMA bantamweight Réamh Bout: Brendon Raftery (134) vs. Casey Johnson (134.9)
Bellator MMA Lightweight Réamh Bout: Scott Thometz (155.7) vs. Josh Tyler (155.7)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Réamh Bout: Sean Powers (182.4) vs. Will Noland (185.6)
Bellator MMA bantamweight Réamh Bout: Jesse Brock (135.7) vs. Olly Bradstreet (135.7)