MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT BETWEEN RAFAEL CARVALHO AND MELVIN MANHOEF HEADLINES ‘BELLATOR 155’ Nesër NIGHT – LIVE AND FREE ON SPIKE
BOISE, IDAHO. (Maj 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 nesër at CenturyLink Arena, with the event airing LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 ores. DHE/8 ores. CT.
Kampion mesme 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) dhe 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) dhe 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) sfiduese Chase Gormley (12-5) dhe 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) dhe Eric Cronkhite (2-1) was cancelled when Cronkhite missed weight by nine pounds.
Very few tickets for the event remain, dhe janë në dispozicion në Bellator.com, the CenturyLink Arena Box Office or CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com.
Card kryesore: (Live on SPIKE – 9 ores. DHE/8:00 ores. CT)
Bellator MMA mesme Botërore Title Fight: Rafael Carvalho (184.3) vs. Melvin Manhoef (185)
Bellator MMA featherweight 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)
Card paraprak: (Bellator.com – 7:00 ores. DHE/6:00 ores. CT)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight paraprake Bout: Tyler Freeland (137.4) vs. Joe Hamilton (135.4)
Bellator MMA Lightweight paraprake Bout: Dave Jansen (155.9) vs. Marcin Held (155.9)
Bellator MMA Flyweight paraprake Bout: Veta Arteaga (127.1) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (122.7)
Bellator MMA featherweight paraprake Bout: Hamilton Ash (145.8) vs. Vince Morales (144.9)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight paraprake Bout: Brendon Raftery (134) vs. Casey Johnson (134.9)
Bellator MMA Lightweight paraprake Bout: Scott Thometz (155.7) vs. Josh Tyler (155.7)
Bellator MMA mesme paraprake Bout: Sean Powers (182.4) vs. Will Noland (185.6)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight paraprake Bout: Jesse Brock (135.7) vs. Olly Bradstreet (135.7)