MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT BETWEEN RAFAEL CARVALHO AND MELVIN MANHOEF HEADLINES ‘BELLATOR 155’ Tag kis NIGHT – LIVE AND FREE ON SPIKE
BOISE, IDAHO. (Tej zaum 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 tag kis at CenturyLink Arena, with the event airing LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. I.
Middleweight champion 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) thiab 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) thiab 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) nyuaj Chase Gormley (12-5) thiab 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) thiab Eric Cronkhite (2-1) was cancelled when Cronkhite missed weight by nine pounds.
Very few tickets for the event remain, thiab yog muaj nyob rau ntawm Bellator.com, the CenturyLink Arena Box Office or CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com.
Main Card: (Live on SPIKE – 9 p.m. THIAB/8:00 p.m. I)
Bellator MMA Middleweight ntiaj teb Title sib ntaus: Rafael Carvalho (184.3) vs. Melvin Manhoef (185)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Co-Main kev tshwm sim: 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)
Preliminary Card: (Bellator.com – 7:00 p.m. THIAB/6:00 p.m. I)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Yam ua ntej Bout: Tyler Freeland (137.4) vs. Joe Hamilton (135.4)
Bellator MMA Hnav Yam ua ntej Bout: Dave Jansen (155.9) vs. Marcin Tuav (155.9)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Yam ua ntej Bout: Veta Arteaga (127.1) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (122.7)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Yam ua ntej Bout: Hamilton Tshauv (145.8) vs. Vince Morales (144.9)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Yam ua ntej Bout: Brendon Raftery (134) vs. Casey Johnson (134.9)
Bellator MMA Hnav Yam ua ntej Bout: Scott Thometz (155.7) vs. Josh Tyler (155.7)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Yam ua ntej Bout: Sean Powers (182.4) vs. yuav Noland (185.6)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Yam ua ntej Bout: Jesse Brock (135.7) vs. Olly Bradstreet (135.7)