Santa Monica, CALIF. (Maj 10, 2016) – Due to injury, Julia Budd (8-2) has been forced to withdraw from her inaugural Bellator MMA Women’s Featherweight Championship Bout against Marloes Coenen (23-6). Som et resultat, Alexis Dufresne (5-2) will take her place and challenge Coenen during the featured preliminary contest of "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " på CenturyLink Arena i Boise, Idaho, på Maj 20.

The fight joins a card that already features a colossal Middleweight World Championship main event, hvori Rafael Carvalho (12-1) forsvarer sit bælte mod den brændende Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Desuden, former Bellator MMA featherweight titlist Pat Curran (21-7) vil vende tilbage til handling for første gang siden juni, når han står over for den elastiske Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) i kortets co-main event. The last two men to challenge for Will Brooks’ lightweight title, Marcin Held (21-4) og Dave Jansen (20-3) vil også være i aktion. Rounding out the televised portion of the event will be two heavyweight fights, når Dan Charles (10-3) opfylder Augusto Sakai (9-0) og Joey Beltran (17-12) tager på Chase Gormley (12-5).

Billetter til "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " starter ved kun $25 og er der tilbud nu på Bellator.com, Den CenturyLink Arena Box Office eller CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com. Arrangementet airs levende og gratis på Spike på 9 p.m. OG/8 p.m. CT, while the can’t-miss preliminary card airs live on Bellator.comog Den Bellator Mobile App.

A former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion, Marloes Coenen, is riding a two-fight winning streak and undefeated record under the Bellator MMA fray into her bout with Dufresne. “Rumina” began her career winning eight consecutive fights and 13 of her first 14. The 35-year-old has been competing professionally since 2000 and has been an integral part of the progression of women’s mixed martial arts, challenging some of the best that the sport has to offer. Nu, it’s back to the drawing board for the Dutch submission specialist when she looks to spoil the Bellator MMA debut of Alexis Dufresne.

The 25-year-old Alexis Dufresne began her career with a blazing start, earning victories in her first five scraps, all of which she ended in the first round. Born in Temecula, Calif., “Sneaky Zebra” has strung together an impressive resume, including three straight first round knockout wins dating back to her 2013-14 seasons and most recently two appearances for the UFC. Dufresne will be making her Bellator MMA debut næste fredag and hopes to get back to her winning ways when she fills in for the absent Julia Budd on short notice.

Komplet "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef "Fight Card

Bellator mellemvægt verden titel Fight: Rafael Carvalho (12-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1)

Bellator Fjervægt Co-Main Event: Pat Curran (21-7) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1)

Bellator Heavyweight Feature Bout: Dan Charles (10-3) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)

Bellator Letvægts Feature Bout: Dave Jansen (20-3) vs. Marcin Held (21-4)

Bellator Heavyweight Feature Bout: Joey Beltran (17-12) vs. Chase Gormley (12-5)

 

Indledende Card

 

Bellator Fjervægt Indledende Bout: Marloes Coenen (23-6) vs. Alexis Dufresne (5-2)

Bellator Bantamvægt Indledende Bout: Joe Hamilton (3-0) vs. Tyler Freeland (3-0)

Bellator Fluevægt Indledende Bout: Veta Arteaga (1-0) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (0-1)

Bellator Fjervægt Indledende Bout: Vince Morales (3-1) vs. Hamilton Ash (3-1)

Bellator Bantamvægt Indledende Bout: Brendon Raftery (4-2) vs. Casey Johnson (4-0)

Bellator Letvægts Indledende Bout: Scott Thometz (9-5) vs. Josh Tyler (7-3)

Bellator mellemvægt Indledende Bout: Sean Powers (9-5) vs. Will Noland (15-6)

Bellator Bantamvægt Indledende Bout: Ricky Steele (5-0) vs. Erick Cronkhite (2-1)

Bellator Bantamvægt Indledende Bout: Jesse Brock (21-8) vs. Olly Bradstreet (39-12)