SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Maí 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). Þar af leiðandi, Alexis Dufresne (5-2) will take her place and challenge Coenen during the featured preliminary contest of "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " á CenturyLink Arena í Boise, Idaho, á Maí 20.

The fight joins a card that already features a colossal Middleweight World Championship main event, þar sem Rafael Carvalho (12-1) ver belti hans gegn eldheitur Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Að auki, former Bellator MMA featherweight titlist Pat Curran (21-7) mun snúa aftur til aðgerða í fyrsta sinn síðan í júní, þegar hann stendur frammi fjaðrandi Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) í sam-helstu atburði kortsins. The last two men to challenge for Will Brooks’ lightweight title, Marcin Held (21-4) og Dave Jansen (20-3) mun einnig vera í aðgerð. Rounding out the televised portion of the event will be two heavyweight fights, þegar Dan Charles (10-3) mætir Augusto Sakai (9-0) og Joey Beltran (17-12) tekur á Chase Gormley (12-5).

Miðar "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " byrja á bara $25 og eru á sölu núna á Bellator.com, sem CenturyLink Arena Box Office eða CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com. The atburður airs lifandi og frjáls á Spike á 9 p.m. OG/8 p.m. CT, while the can’t-miss preliminary card airs live on Bellator.comog The 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. Nú, 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 næsta föstudag and hopes to get back to her winning ways when she fills in for the absent Julia Budd on short notice.

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

Bellator MMA middleweight Heimurinn Titill Fight: 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 Heavyweight Lögun Bout: Dan Charles (10-3) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)

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

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

 

Forkeppni Card

 

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

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

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

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

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

Bellator MMA Léttur Forkeppni Bout: Scott Thometz (9-5) vs. josh Tyler (7-3)

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

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Forkeppni Bout: ricky Steele (5-0) vs. erick Cronkhite (2-1)

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