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). Si rezultat i, Alexis Dufresne (5-2) will take her place and challenge Coenen during the featured preliminary contest of "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " në CenturyLink Arena në Boise, Idaho, në Maj 20.

The fight joins a card that already features a colossal Middleweight World Championship main event, në të cilën Rafael Carvalho (12-1) mbron rripin e tij kundër zjarrtë Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Veç kësaj, former Bellator MMA featherweight titlist Pat Curran (21-7) do të kthehet në veprim për herë të parë që nga qershori, kur ai përballet elastik Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) në bashkë-kryesor të kartës ngjarje. The last two men to challenge for Will Brooks’ lightweight title, Marcin Held (21-4) dhe Dave Jansen (20-3) do të jetë në veprim. Rounding out the televised portion of the event will be two heavyweight fights, kur Dan Charles (10-3) përmbush Augusto Sakai (9-0) dhe Joey Beltran (17-12) merr Chase Gormley (12-5).

Biletat për "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " të fillojë në vetëm $25 dhe janë në shitje tani në Bellator.com, Arena Box Office ose CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com CenturyLink. Ngjarja transmetohet të jetojnë dhe të lirë në Spike në 9 ores. DHE/8 ores. CT, while the can’t-miss preliminary card airs live on Bellator.comdhe Mobile App Bellator.

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. Tani, 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 e premtja e ardhshme 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 mesme Botërore Title 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 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. Chase Gormley (12-5)

 

Card paraprak

 

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

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

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

Bellator MMA featherweight paraprake Bout: Vince Morales (3-1) vs. Hamilton Ash (3-1)

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

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

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

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

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