Santa MONICA, Calif. (Kia 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). Ka rite ki te hua, Alexis Dufresne (5-2) will take her place and challenge Coenen during the featured preliminary contest of "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " i CenturyLink Arena i Boise, Idaho, i runga i Kia 20.

The fight joins a card that already features a colossal Middleweight World Championship main event, i roto i te e Rafael Carvalho (12-1) tohe tona whitiki ki te rawa nei te ngiha Melvin "No te aroha" Manhoef (30-12-1). I tua atu, former Bellator MMA featherweight titlist Pat Curran (21-7) ka hoki ki te mahi mo te wa tuatahi mai i Pipiri, ina anga ia te manahau Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) i roto i te hui tahi-matua o te kāri. The last two men to challenge for Will Brooks’ lightweight title, Marcin Held (21-4) a Dave Jansen (20-3) e hoki i roto i te mahi. Rounding out the televised portion of the event will be two heavyweight fights, ka Rana Charles (10-3) tutaki Augusto Sakai (9-0) a Joey Beltran (17-12) e i runga i Chase Gormley (12-5).

Tikiti hoki "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i Bellator.com inaianei, te Tari Pouaka Arena CenturyLink CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com ranei. Tags ora me te noa i runga i te Koi i te hui 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT, while the can’t-miss preliminary card airs live on Bellator.coma Te 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. Na, 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 Rāmere muri and hopes to get back to her winning ways when she fills in for the absent Julia Budd on short notice.

Oti "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef "Kāri Fight

Whawhai Bellator MMA whitu World Taitara: Rafael Carvalho (12-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1)

Bellator MMA mā whitu Co-Main Takahanga: Pat Curran (21-7) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1)

Bellator MMA taumahamaha Āhuahira a'ee: Rana Charles (10-3) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)

Bellator MMA Āhuahira Kōmāmā a'ee: Dave Jansen (20-3) vs. Marcin Held (21-4)

Bellator MMA taumahamaha Āhuahira a'ee: Joey Beltran (17-12) vs. Chase Gormley (12-5)

 

Kāri hukihuki

 

Bellator MMA mā whitu kë ngä a'ee: Marloes Coenen (23-6) vs. Alexis Dufresne (5-2)

Bellator MMA whā tuatahi a'ee: Joe Kirikiriroa (3-0) vs. Tyler Freeland (3-0)

Bellator MMA mā tuatahi a'ee: Veta Arteaga (1-0) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (0-1)

Bellator MMA mā whitu kë ngä a'ee: Vince Morales (3-1) vs. Kirikiriroa Ash (3-1)

Bellator MMA whā tuatahi a'ee: Brendon Raftery (4-2) vs. Casey Johnson (4-0)

Bellator MMA Kōmāmā tuatahi a'ee: Scott Thometz (9-5) vs. Josh Tyler (7-3)

Bellator MMA whitu kë ngä a'ee: Sean Powers (9-5) vs. Will Noland (15-6)

Bellator MMA whā tuatahi a'ee: Ricky Steele (5-0) vs. Erick Cronkhite (2-1)

Bellator MMA whā tuatahi a'ee: Hehe Brock (21-8) vs. Olly Bradstreet (39-12)