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

 

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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 mâine at CenturyLink Arena, with the event airing LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ȘI/8 p.m. CT.

 

Campion Mijlocie 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) și 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) și 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) provocator Chase Gormley (12-5) și 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) și Eric Cronkhite (2-1) was cancelled when Cronkhite missed weight by nine pounds.

 

Very few tickets for the event remain, și sunt disponibile la Bellator.com, the CenturyLink Arena Box Office or CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com.

Card de principal: (Live on SPIKE – 9 p.m. ȘI/8:00 p.m. CT)

 

Bellator MMA Mijlocie titlu mondial Lupta: Rafael Carvalho (184.3) vs. Melvin Manhoef (185)

 

Bellator MMA Co-Ușoară Main Event: Pat Curran (145.6) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (145.1)

 

Bellator MMA la categoria grea Element 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 la categoria grea Element Bout: Joey Beltran (236.8) vs. Chase Gormley (264.5)

 

Card de preliminară: (Bellator.com – 7:00 p.m. ȘI/6:00 p.m. CT)

 

Bellator MMA bantamweight preliminar Bout: Tyler Freeland (137.4) vs. Joe Hamilton (135.4)

Bellator MMA Ușoare preliminar Bout: Dave Jansen (155.9) vs. Marcin Held (155.9)

Bellator MMA preliminar Bout muscă: Veta Arteaga (127.1) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (122.7)

Bellator MMA preliminar Bout Ușoară: Hamilton Ash (145.8) vs. Vince Morales (144.9)

Bellator MMA bantamweight preliminar Bout: Brendon Raftery (134) vs. Casey Johnson (134.9)

Bellator MMA Ușoare preliminar Bout: Scott Thometz (155.7) vs. Josh Tyler (155.7)

Bellator MMA Mijlocie preliminar Bout: Sean Powers (182.4) vs. Noland lui Will (185.6)

Bellator MMA bantamweight preliminar Bout: Jesse Brock (135.7) vs. olly bradstreet (135.7)