SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Maj 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). W rezultacie, Alexis Dufresne (5-2) will take her place and challenge Coenen during the featured preliminary contest of "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " w CenturyLink Arena w Boise, Idaho, na Maj 20.

The fight joins a card that already features a colossal Middleweight World Championship main event, w którym Rafael Carvalho (12-1) bronić pasa przeciwko ognistym Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Dodatkowo, former Bellator MMA featherweight titlist Pat Curran (21-7) powróci do akcji po raz pierwszy od czerwca, kiedy wychodzi sprężysty Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) W przypadku jednoczesnego-main w karty. The last two men to challenge for Will Brooks’ lekki tytuł, Marcin Held (21-4) i Dave Jansen (20-3) będzie również działanie. Rounding out the televised portion of the event will be two heavyweight fights, kiedy Dan Charles (10-3) spełnia Augusto Sakai (9-0) i Joey Beltran (17-12) przyjmuje Chase Gormley (12-5).

Bilety na "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " zaczynają się już $25 i są już w sprzedaży na Bellator.com, CenturyLink Arena Box Office lub CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com. Impreza odbędzie się na żywo i za darmo w Spike 9 p.m. I/8 p.m. CT, while the can’t-miss preliminary card airs live on Bellator.comi Bellator aplikację mobilną.

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. Teraz, 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, Kalifornii., “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 w następny piątek 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 "Walka karty

Bellator MMA wagi średniej światowej Tytuł Walki: Rafael Carvalho (12-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1)

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

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

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

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

 

Karta wstępna

 

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

Bellator MMA koguciej Wstępne Bout: Joe Hamilton (3-0) vs. Tyler Freeland (3-0)

Bellator MMA Waga musza Wstępne Bout: Veta Arteaga (1-0) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (0-1)

Bellator MMA piórkowej Wstępne Bout: Vince Morales (3-1) vs. Hamilton Ash (3-1)

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

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

Bellator MMA wagi średniej Wstępne Bout: Sean Powers (9-5) vs. Will Noland (15-6)

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

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