MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT BETWEEN RAFAEL CARVALHO AND MELVIN MANHOEF HEADLINES ‘BELLATOR 155’ TOMORROW NIGHT – LIVE AND FREE ON SPIKE

 

Complete Weigh-In Photos Here

 

BOISE, IDAHO. (Kia 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 apopo at CenturyLink Arena, with the event airing LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT.

 

Toa taumahawaenga 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) a 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) a 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) wero Chase Gormley (12-5) a Rana Charles (20-3) looking to put an end to Augusto Sakai’s (9-0) unblemished record.

 

An undercard bout between Ricky Steele (5-0) a Eric Cronkhite (2-1) was cancelled when Cronkhite missed weight by nine pounds.

 

Very few tickets for the event remain, a e wātea ana i Bellator.com, the CenturyLink Arena Box Office or CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com.

Kāri Main: (Live on SPIKE – 9 p.m. AND/8:00 p.m. CT)

 

Whawhai Bellator MMA whitu World Taitara: Rafael Carvalho (184.3) vs. Melvin Manhoef (185)

 

Bellator MMA mā whitu Co-Main Takahanga: Pat Curran (145.6) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (145.1)

 

Bellator MMA taumahamaha Āhuahira a'ee: Rana Charles (242.2) vs. Augusto Sakai (262.5)

 

Bellator MMA Catchweight Feature Bout: Marloes Coenen (145.6) vs. Alexis Dufresne (150.7)

 

Bellator MMA taumahamaha Āhuahira a'ee: Joey Beltran (236.8) vs. Chase Gormley (264.5)

 

Kāri hukihuki: (Bellator.com – 7:00 p.m. AND/6:00 p.m. CT)

 

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Bellator MMA Kōmāmā tuatahi a'ee: Dave Jansen (155.9) vs. Marcin Held (155.9)

Bellator MMA mā tuatahi a'ee: Veta Arteaga (127.1) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (122.7)

Bellator MMA mā whitu kë ngä a'ee: Kirikiriroa Ash (145.8) vs. Vince Morales (144.9)

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Bellator MMA Kōmāmā tuatahi a'ee: Scott Thometz (155.7) vs. Josh Tyler (155.7)

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