MARLOES COENEN RECEIVES NEW OPPONENT AHEAD OF ‘BELLATOR 155’ — ALEXIS DUFRESNE REPLACES JULIA BUDD

Santa Monica, Message. (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). Sidaas darteed, Alexis Dufresne (5-2) will take her place and challenge Coenen during the featured preliminary contest of "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " at CenturyLink Arena ee Boise, Idaho, on May 20.

The fight joins a card that already features a colossal Middleweight World Championship main event, taas oo Rafael Carvalho (12-1) Difaacay uu suunka ka dhanka ah oo ololaysa Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Waxaa intaa dheer, former Bellator MMA featherweight titlist Pat Curran (21-7) ku soo laaban doona garoomada markii ugu horeysay tan iyo bishii June, marka uu adkeysi ah Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) dhacdo co-weyn ee card ee. The last two men to challenge for Will Brooks’ lightweight title, Marcin Haynayo (21-4) iyo Dave Jansen (20-3) sidoo kale jiri doona in tallaabo. Rounding out the televised portion of the event will be two heavyweight fights, markii Dan Charles (10-3) kulmay Augusto Sakai (9-0) iyo Joey Beltran (17-12) qaadanaysaa Chase Gormley (12-5).

Qiimaha tikidhada "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " bilaaban doono oo kaliya $25 oo waa on sale haatan ee Bellator.com, Xafiiska Arena Box CenturyLink ama CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com. Munaasabadan ayaa waxay hawada ku nool iyo free on Spike at 9 p.m. IYO/8 p.m. CT, while the can’t-miss preliminary card airs live on Bellator.comiyo 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. Hadda, 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, Message., “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 jimcaha soo socda and hopes to get back to her winning ways when she fills in for the absent Julia Budd on short notice.

Buuxi "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef "Card Dagaallami

Bellator MMA dhexe World Title Dagaallami: 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 culus Feature xumad: Dan Charles (10-3) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)

Bellator MMA Feature khafiif xumad: Dave Jansen (20-3) vs. Marcin Haynayo (21-4)

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

 

Card hordhac ah

 

Bellator MMA featherweight hordhaca xumad: Marloes Coenen (23-6) vs. Alexis Dufresne (5-2)

Bellator MMA bantamweight hordhaca xumad: Joe Hamilton (3-0) vs. Tyler Freeland (3-0)

Bellator MMA flyweight hordhaca xumad: veta Arteaga (1-0) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (0-1)

Bellator MMA featherweight hordhaca xumad: Vince Morales (3-1) vs. Hamilton Ash (3-1)

Bellator MMA bantamweight hordhaca xumad: Brendon Raftery (4-2) vs. Casey Johnson (4-0)

Bellator MMA khafiif hordhaca xumad: Scott Thometz (9-5) vs. Josh Tyler (7-3)

Bellator MMA dhexe hordhaca xumad: Sean Powers (9-5) vs. Will Noland (15-6)

Bellator MMA bantamweight hordhaca xumad: Ricky Steele (5-0) vs. Erick Cronkhite (2-1)

Bellator MMA bantamweight hordhaca xumad: Jesse Brock (21-8) vs. Olly Bradstreet (39-12)

 

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