SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Svibanj 10, 2016) - Zbog ozljede, Julia Budd (8-2) has been forced to withdraw from her inaugural Bellator MMA Women’s Featherweight Championship Bout against Marloes Coenen (23-6). Kao rezultat, Alexis Dufresne (5-2) will take her place and challenge Coenen during the featured preliminary contest of "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " na CenturyLink Areni u Boise, Ajdaho, na Svibanj 20.

The fight joins a card that already features a colossal Middleweight World Championship main event, u kojem Rafael Carvalho (12-1) brani svoj pojas protiv vatrene Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Dodatno, former Bellator MMA featherweight titlist Pat Curran (21-7) će se vratiti u akciji za prvi put od lipnja, kad je okrenut prema otpornijima Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) U kartice ko-glavni događaj. The last two men to challenge for Will Brooks’ lightweight title, Marcin Held (21-4) a Dave Jansen (20-3) Također će biti u akciji. Rounding out the televised portion of the event will be two heavyweight fights, kada Dan Charles (10-3) zadovoljava Augusto Sakai (9-0) a Joey Beltran (17-12) poprima Chase Gormley (12-5).

Ulaznice za "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " započeti u samo $25 te su na prodaju sada na Bellator.com, CenturyLink Arena Box Office ili CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com. Događaj emitira uživo i besplatno na Spike u 9 poslije podne. I/8 poslije podne. CT, while the can’t-miss preliminary card airs live on Bellator.coma Bellator mobilne aplikacije.

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. Sada, 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, Kalifornija, “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 sljedeći petak and hopes to get back to her winning ways when she fills in for the absent Julia Budd on short notice.

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

Bellator MMA srednjoj naslov svjetskog prvaka boriti: Rafael Carvalho (12-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1)

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

Bellator MMA u teškoj kategoriji Igrani Bout: Dan Charles (10-3) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)

Bellator MMA Lagan Igrani Bout: Dave Jansen (20-3) vs. Marcin Held (21-4)

Bellator MMA u teškoj kategoriji Igrani Bout: Joey Beltran (17-12) vs. Chase Gormley (12-5)

 

Prethodno Card

 

Bellator MMA pero Prethodno Bout: Marloes Coenen (23-6) vs. Alexis Dufresne (5-2)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Prethodno Bout: Joe Hamilton (3-0) vs. Tyler Freeland (3-0)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Prethodno Bout: Veta Arteaga (1-0) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (0-1)

Bellator MMA pero Prethodno Bout: Vince Morales (3-1) vs. Hamilton Ash (3-1)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Prethodno Bout: Brendon Raftery (4-2) vs. Casey Johnson (4-0)

Bellator MMA Lagan Prethodno Bout: Scott Thometz (9-5) vs. Josh Tyler (7-3)

Bellator MMA srednjoj Prethodno Bout: Sean Powers (9-5) vs. Hoće li Noland (15-6)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Prethodno Bout: Ricky Steele (5-0) vs. Erick Cronkhite (2-1)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Prethodno Bout: Jesse Brock (21-8) vs. Olly Bradstreet (39-12)