SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Me 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). Kòm yon rezilta, Alexis Dufresne (5-2) will take her place and challenge Coenen during the featured preliminary contest of "La ap 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " nan CenturyLink Arena nan Boise, Idaho, sou Me 20.
The fight joins a card that already features a colossal Middleweight World Championship main event, nan ki Rafael Carvalho (12-1) defan senti l 'kont dife nan Melvin "Pa gen Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Anplis de sa, former Bellator MMA featherweight titlist Breve Curran (21-7) va tounen vin jwenn aksyon pou premye fwa depi mwa jen, lè li ap fè fas fleksib nan Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) nan evènman ko-prensipal kat la nan. The last two men to challenge for Will Brooks’ lightweight title, Marsing Fèt (21-4) ak Dave Jansen (20-3) ap tou ap nan aksyon. Rounding out the televised portion of the event will be two heavyweight fights, lè Dann Charles (10-3) satisfè Augusto Sakai (9-0) ak Joey Beltran (17-12) pran sou Chase Gormley (12-5).
Tikè pou "La ap 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " kòmanse nan jis $25 epi yo sou vant kounye a nan Bellator.com, CenturyLink Arena Box Office la oswa CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com. evènman an difuze ap viv ak gratis sou Spike nan 9 p.m. AK/8 p.m. CT, while the can’t-miss preliminary card airs live on Bellator.comak La ap mobil App a.
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. Koulye a,, 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, Kalifòni., “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 Vandredi kap vini and hopes to get back to her winning ways when she fills in for the absent Julia Budd on short notice.
Ranpli "la ap 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef "goumen Kat
La ap mma Middleweight Mondyal Tit goumen: Rafael Carvalho (12-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1)
La ap mma Plum Ko-Main Evènman: Breve Curran (21-7) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1)
La ap mma lour Feature Bout: Dann Charles (10-3) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)
La ap mma lejè Feature Bout: Dave Jansen (20-3) vs. Marsing Fèt (21-4)
La ap mma lour Feature Bout: Joey Beltran (17-12) vs. Chase Gormley (12-5)
Kat Preliminè
La ap mma Plum Preliminè Bout: Marloes Coenen (23-6) vs. Alexis Dufresne (5-2)
La ap mma bantamweight Preliminè Bout: Joe Hamilton (3-0) vs. Tyler Freeland (3-0)
La ap mma Mouch Preliminè Bout: Veta Arteaga (1-0) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (0-1)
La ap mma Plum Preliminè Bout: Vince Morales (3-1) vs. Hamilton Ash (3-1)
La ap mma bantamweight Preliminè Bout: Brendon Raftery (4-2) vs. Casey Johnson (4-0)
La ap mma lejè Preliminè Bout: Scott Thometz (9-5) vs. Josh Tyler (7-3)
La ap mma Middleweight Preliminè Bout: Sean Pouvwa (9-5) vs. Will Noland (15-6)
La ap mma bantamweight Preliminè Bout: Ricky Steele (5-0) vs. Erick Cronkhite (2-1)
La ap mma bantamweight Preliminè Bout: Izayi Brock (21-8) vs. oli Bradstreet (39-12)