Santa Monica, Kalifornia. (Május 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). Ennek eredményeképpen, Alexis Dufresne (5-2) will take her place and challenge Coenen during the featured preliminary contest of "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " A CenturyLink Arena Boise, Idaho, tovább Május 20.

The fight joins a card that already features a colossal Middleweight World Championship main event, amiben Rafael Carvalho (12-1) megvédi biztonsági övnek a tüzes Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Ezenkívül, former Bellator MMA featherweight titlist Pat Curran (21-7) visszatér fellépés óta először június, amikor szembesül a rugalmas Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) A kártya együttes fő esemény. The last two men to challenge for Will Brooks’ lightweight title, Marcin Held (21-4) és Dave Jansen (20-3) is akcióban. Rounding out the televised portion of the event will be two heavyweight fights, amikor Dan Charles (10-3) megfelel Augusto Sakai (9-0) és Joey Beltran (17-12) felveszi Chase Gormley (12-5).

Jegyek a "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " kezdődik csak $25 és már kaphatók a Bellator.com, A CenturyLink Aréna jegypénztárában vagy CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com. Az esemény kezdési időpontja közép élő és ingyenes Spike at 9 p.m. ÉS/8 p.m. CT, while the can’t-miss preliminary card airs live on Bellator.comés A 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. Most, 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, Kalifornia., “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 jövő pénteken and hopes to get back to her winning ways when she fills in for the absent Julia Budd on short notice.

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

Bellator MMA középsúlyú világbajnoki címét küzdelem: Rafael Carvalho (12-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1)

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

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

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

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

 

Előzetes Card

 

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

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

Bellator MMA Flyweight Előzetes Bout: Véta Arteaga (1-0) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (0-1)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Előzetes Bout: Vince Morales (3-1) vs. Hamilton Ash (3-1)

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

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

Bellator MMA középsúlyú Előzetes Bout: Sean Powers (9-5) vs. Will Noland (15-6)

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

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