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). Som ett resultat, Alexis Dufresne (5-2) will take her place and challenge Coenen during the featured preliminary contest of "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " på Century Arena i Boise, Idaho, på Maj 20.

The fight joins a card that already features a colossal Middleweight World Championship main event, i vilken Rafael Carvalho (12-1) försvarar sitt bälte mot den brinnande Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Dessutom, former Bellator MMA featherweight titlist Pat Curran (21-7) kommer att återvända till åtgärder för första gången sedan juni, när han möter den fjädrande Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) i kortets co-main event. The last two men to challenge for Will Brooks’ lightweight title, Marcin Held (21-4) och Dave Jansen (20-3) kommer också att vara i aktion. Rounding out the televised portion of the event will be two heavyweight fights, när Dan Charles (10-3) möter Augusto Sakai (9-0) och Joey Beltran (17-12) tar på Chase Gormley (12-5).

Biljetter till "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " startar vid bara $25 och är på rea nu på Bellator.com, det Century Arena Box Office eller CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com. Händelsen sänds live och gratis Spike på 9 p.m. OCH/8 p.m. CT, while the can’t-miss preliminary card airs live on Bellator.comoch 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. Nu, 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 nästa fredag and hopes to get back to her winning ways when she fills in for the absent Julia Budd on short notice.

Komplett "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef "Kamp Card

Bellator MMA mellanvikt VM-titel Fight: Rafael Carvalho (12-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1)

Bellator MMA Fjäder 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 Lättvikts 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)

 

Preliminära kortet

 

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

Bellator MMA Bantamvikt Preliminär Bout: Joe Hamilton (3-0) vs. tyler Freeland (3-0)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Preliminär Bout: Veta Arteaga (1-0) vs. jackie Vandenburgh (0-1)

Bellator MMA Fjäder Preliminär Bout: Vince Morales (3-1) vs. Hamilton Ash (3-1)

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

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

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

Bellator MMA Bantamvikt Preliminär Bout: ricky Steele (5-0) vs. erick Cronkhite (2-1)

Bellator MMA Bantamvikt Preliminär Bout: Jesse Brock (21-8) vs. olly Bradstreet (39-12)