SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (May 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). Ut a praecessi, Alexis Dufresne (5-2) will take her place and challenge Coenen during the featured preliminary contest of "Bellator 155: Carvalho nobis. Manhoef " at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho, on May 20.

The fight joins a card that already features a colossal Middleweight World Championship main event, in quo Rafael Carvalho (12-1) zona eius pugnabunt contra ignita Mel "Absque misericordia" Manhoef (30-12-1). In addition, former Bellator MMA featherweight titlist Pat Curran (21-7) Revertar ad actum primum cum June, dum faces et mollis Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) in pelagus eventus Card co-. The last two men to challenge for Will Brooks’ lightweight title, Marcin Held (21-4) atque Dave Jansen (20-3) erit etiam in actio. Rounding out the televised portion of the event will be two heavyweight fights, cum Dan Charles (10-3) occurrit Augusto Sakai (9-0) atque Joey Beltran (17-12) suscipit, Venandi Gormley (12-5).

Nullam enim "Bellator 155: Carvalho nobis. Manhoef " satus procul iustus $25 et nunc venalium Bellator.com, Arena Box CenturyLink in officio CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com. In eventum liberum, et vivat in auras in Spike 9 p.m. ATQUE/8 p.m. CT, while the can’t-miss preliminary card airs live on Bellator.comatque Bellator est 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. Autem, 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, Ill., “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 Veneris proximo sequente 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 nobis. Manhoef "card proelium

Bellator MMA Middleweight Title The proelium: Rafael Carvalho (12-1) vs. Melvinus Manhoef (30-12-1)

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

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

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

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

 

Praevium Card

 

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

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Joe Hamilton (3-0) vs. Tacitus Freeland (3-0)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Preliminary Bout: veta Arteaga (1-0) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (0-1)

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

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

Bellator MMA Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Scott Thometz (9-5) vs. Jos Tacitus (7-3)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Sean potestates (9-5) vs. voluntas Noland (15-6)

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

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