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RAFAEL CARVALHO STEALS SPLIT DECISION, RETAINING MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE IN ‘BELLATOR 155’ MAIN EVENT

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BOISE, IDAHO (Maj 20, 2016) - Rafael Carvalho (13-1) defended his middleweight belt in controversial fashion at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho på fredag natt, taking home a split decision win over at the expense of Melvin Manhoef (30-13).

The packed house was less than enthusiastic with the judges’ Beslutet, which amounted to two 48-47 scores for Carvalho, while Manhoef took home one of the same tally.

Med segern, the 29-year old Brazilian is now 4-0 under the Bellator MMA umbrella and continues to ride his remarkable 13-fight winning streak.

BELLATOR KICKBOXING: ST. LOUIS ANNOUNCED

The first fight for “Bellator Kickboxning: St. Louis” has been announced in a rematch of sorts, gropfrätning Joe Schilling mot Hisaki Kato. When the two first met at “Bellator 139: Kongo vs. Volkov,” Kato stunned Schilling with a “Superman punch” knockout that many pundits considered to be the “2015 Knockout of the Year.” That was MMA, and this time the two will fight in a kickboxing match. A world champion kickboxer, “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling will look for revenge against Kato, a karate striker.

Ytterligare slagsmål, including a main event matchup will be announced shortly.

The second event for the brand new Bellator Kickboxing promotion will take place on Juni 24, immediately following “Bellator: Dynamite 2” at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE.

Featherweight Co-Main Event Ends in Unanimous Decision Victory for Pat Curran

It took all three rounds to determine a winner in the evening’s co-main event, men i slutändan, former two-time Bellator champion Pat Curran (22-7) emerged victorious with a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) vinna över Georgi Karakhanyan (24-6-1). “Paddy Mike” connected with a great left hook that dropped Karakhanyan to the mat. The Chicago native relied heavily on his ground game in this one, consistently forcing Karakhanyan into uncomfortable positions and ultimately leading to the featherweight’s 12^th win under the Bellator MMA fray.

Heavyweight Slugfest Ends in Draw for Dan Charles and Augusto Sakai

The evening’s second heavyweight feature fight was heavily overshadowed by multiple low blows from the foot of Augusto Sakai (9-0-1), leaving Dan Charles (10-3-1) curled over the canvas and gasping for air. In a bout that took every bit of 15 minuter, the judges’ scorecard concluded a majority draw (30-26 Charles, 28-28, 28-28), making it just the ninth in Bellator MMA history. Although the Brazilian Sakai remains undefeated, his nine-fight winning streak came to an end with the bittersweet finish at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. For Charles, it was the third time in his five-year career that a fight went the distance and the first of his 14 bouts to end in a majority draw.

Alexis Dufresne Shocks MMA World With Submission Victory Over Marloes Coenen

In a highly-anticipated female catchweight bout, Alexis Dufresne (6-2) delivered one of the largest upsets of the year by finishing Dutch superstar Marloes Coenen (23-7) with an armbar submission 4:33 in i den första omgången. Along with Miesha Tate, “Sneaky Zebra” becomes just the second fighter ever to force Coenen to tap out. Not far removed from the birth of her first child, the 25-year-old Dufresne was able to impress in her Bellator MMA debut, despite being a +500 underdog.

Gormley Outlasts Beltran in Heavyweight Opener

During the opening contest at "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef," Joey Beltran (17-13) och Chase Gormley (13-5) traded blows in what was a heavyweight dogfight that took all three rounds to claim a victor. Till slut, it was Gormley that came out on top with the split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) win over “The Mexicutioner.” Gormley, a 32-year-old native of Los Angeles is now 7-0 when his fights go to the judges table. The win is his first with the Bellator MMA promotion and sixth of his last seven bouts.

Preliminära Card Resultat:

Vince Morales (4-1) besegrade Hamilton Ash (3-2) via KO kl 2:32 av runda tre

Joe Hamilton (4-0) besegrade tyler Freeland (3-1) via submission (bakre naked choke) vid 0:22 runda en

Casey Johnson (5-0) besegrade Brendon Raftery (4-3) via submission (bakre naked choke) vid 1:16 runda två

Marcin Held (22-4) besegrade Dave Jansen (20-4) via enhälligt beslut (30-27, 29-28 2x)

Jesse Brock (22-8) besegrade olly Bradstreet (39-13) via submission (bakre naked choke) vid 3:57 av runda tre

Will Noland (16-6) besegrade Sean Powers (9-6) via KO (stansar) vid 3:29 runda en

Scott Thometz (10-5) besegrade josh Tyler (7-4) via enhälligt beslut (30-27, 30-25, 30-25)

Veta Arteaga (2-0) besegrade jackie Vandenburgh (0-2) via enhälligt beslut (29-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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GET READY FOR SOME KICKBOXING WITH SMALL GLOVES!

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MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT BETWEEN RAFAEL CARVALHO AND MELVIN MANHOEF HEADLINES ‘BELLATOR 155’ MORGONDAG NIGHT – LIVE AND FREE ON SPIKE

Complete Weigh-In Photos Here

BOISE, IDAHO. (Maj 19, 2016) –The official weigh-ins for "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef "took place this afternoon in front of a packed house at the Knitting Factory here in Boise, ID. All competitors are now ready for action i morgon at CenturyLink Arena, with the event airing LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 p.m. OCH/8 p.m. CT.

Mellanvikt mästare Rafael Carvalho (12-1) will defend his title against Dutch striking ace Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1) in the main event of a fantastic night of fights that also includes a co-main event between Pat Curran (21-7) och Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1), who square off in a featherweight scrap that has future title-shot implications written all over it. The main card also includes a women’s catchweight showdown between slick Dutch veteran Marloes Coenen (23-6) och Alexis Dufresne (5-2). Dufresne, who returns to action after a recent pregnancy and on short notice, missed the 146-pound weight limit, but the fight will proceed as planned.

"Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " will also feature a duo of heavyweight matchups with Joey Beltran (17-12) utmanande Chase Gormley (12-5) och Dan Charles (20-3) looking to put an end to Augusto Sakai’s (9-0) unblemished record.

An undercard bout between ricky Steele (5-0) och Eric Cronkhite (2-1) was cancelled when Cronkhite missed weight by nine pounds.

Very few tickets for the event remain, och finns på Bellator.com, the CenturyLink Arena Box Office or CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com.

Huvud Card: (Live on SPIKE – 9 p.m. OCH/8:00 p.m. CT)

Bellator MMA mellanvikt VM-titel Fight: Rafael Carvalho (184.3) vs. Melvin Manhoef (185)

Bellator MMA Fjäder Co-Main Event: Pat Curran (145.6) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (145.1)

Bellator MMA heavyweight Feature Bout: Dan Charles (242.2) vs. Augusto Sakai (262.5)

Bellator MMA Catchweight Feature Bout: Marloes Coenen (145.6) vs. Alexis Dufresne (150.7)

Bellator MMA heavyweight Feature Bout: Joey Beltran (236.8) vs. Chase Gormley (264.5)

Preliminära kortet: (Bellator.com – 7:00 p.m. OCH/6:00 p.m. CT)

Bellator MMA Bantamvikt Preliminär Bout: tyler Freeland (137.4) vs. Joe Hamilton (135.4)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Preliminär Bout: Dave Jansen (155.9) vs. Marcin Held (155.9)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Preliminär Bout: Veta Arteaga (127.1) vs. jackie Vandenburgh (122.7)

Bellator MMA Fjäder Preliminär Bout: Hamilton Ash (145.8) vs. Vince Morales (144.9)

Bellator MMA Bantamvikt Preliminär Bout: Brendon Raftery (134) vs. Casey Johnson (134.9)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Preliminär Bout: Scott Thometz (155.7) vs. josh Tyler (155.7)

Bellator MMA mellanvikt Preliminär Bout: Sean Powers (182.4) vs. Will Noland (185.6)

Bellator MMA Bantamvikt Preliminär Bout: Jesse Brock (135.7) vs. olly Bradstreet (135.7)

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MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS & DIGITAL VIDEO RECAP FOR ‘BELLATOR 155’

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CARVALHO AND MANHOEF MEET WITH MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE ON THE LINE DENNA FREDAG AT ‘BELLATOR 155’ – LIVE AND FREE ON SPIKE

CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS

Bellator VD Scott Coker, along with “Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef” main and co-main event fighters Rafael Carvalho (12-1), Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1), Pat Curran(21-7) och Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) all joined this afternoon’s official media conference call to promote denna fredagens händelse.

Scott Coker

“We’re excited to be in Boise, fighting at the Century Link Arena. I think this is a fight town that has been hungry for a big MMA promotion and we’re proud to be the first to do it. We’ve got a great middleweight world title fight between Carvalho and Manhoef… Carvalho is coming off of a big win with a KO over Brandon Halsey and undoubtedly this fight is going to have a bunch of fireworks between both of these guys.”

On the fight between Curran and Karakhanyan…

“I definitely think that this fight has some title implications but we always like to see how the fight pans out…honestly if this is something that’s exciting and a barn burner and if this fight can stand on its own feet, it very well could be.”

On if a Bellator bonus structure is going to come to fruition in the future…

“It is something we’re working on but we’re just a little bit different, because we’re a premium TV model so it’s something that has been considered, but right now it’s something that is still just in dialogue.”

Rafael Carvalho

“I am excited and really think this could be historical. It’s going to be a lot of strikes and it’s going to be a kickboxing fight with MMA gloves.”

“Every fight you’ve got to show what you got. In this fight, it’s going to be no different [now that I’m a champ]. I’m going to show everything I’ve got and I am always looking forward to the next fight.

“People recognize me more now and I have gained more respect now as the champion…Winning the belt for the first time is one thing, but the real deal is when you defend the belt and keep the belt. That’s when you become the real champion.

On overcoming challenges of living in Rio…

“There are good people as well as bad but the only thing that is going to dictate your future is you and how hard you work for it. It doesn’t matter where you live or what kind of clothing you wear, if you put your mind into it and are willing to work hard for it.

Melvin Manhoef

“I look forward to making a kickboxing with small gloves. I am prepared for anything so it doesn’t matter what’s going to happen. I am looking forward to being there and doing what I do best, which is the striking, so for me it’s very nice that he wants to do the kickboxing in the cage with me.

Do you feel like people are counting you out heading into this fight?

“I don’t know what people are thinking but it all depends on what me and my team think and the fans who are supporting me think. I feel like the fight is still in me and I showed it at my last fight. I trained real hard for this fight and my goal is to show it again that you cannot count me out… You know my fight style; I do everything to knock people out so I am glad if [Carvalho] wants to make a kick boxing fight out of it.”

What would winning the Bellator title mean to you?

“It means a lot, with all of the hard work and a lot of people writing me off, but I think this is like a new era or new beginning for me and I could become a world champion. I think that being a fighter that’s been in the business so long, it has been an achievement already.”

Pat Curran

“I am really excited to step in there på fredag and put on a dominant performance. I have made a lot of changes in my life, in my camp and everything is falling into place right now and I’m excited to showcase that på fredag."

Do the stakes of this fight change for you as they would for a title?

“I feel like every fight at this point in your career, especially in this division is do-or-die and if you win you’re going to get that much pull-through coming or having the chance to fight for the title again and I feel like over and over George and I have been that much closer to another title shot.”

Georgi Karakhanyan

“I can’t wait for Fredag natt. I am going out there with nothing to lose, just going 100 percent and fighting my fight and come out with a victory.”

On this being a potential title eliminator and going up against two-time champ Curran…

“I know everybody is talking about the title but to me I don’t think about that, right now I have a good opponent in front of me with Pat Curran, a former champion and I can’t ask for a better opponent than him. I am very excited, I cannot wait and I am ready to put on a great show and I’m for sure coming out with my hands right.”

On coming back from surgery and making adjustments…

“I treat everything the same, I got about five surgeries last year and the last surgery was just a meniscus tear but after that, Bellator took good care of me. They put me in a very good rehab place and I’ve started my training and feel 100 procent. "

DIGITAL RECAP

"Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " emanates from CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho airs LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9e/8c. In preparation for the event, Bellator’s digital team has put together captivating new content, which you can view by clicking on the images below. Tune in to Bellator’s YouTube page for an inside look and more exclusive footage at what’s still to come.

Champions: Rafael Carvalho – The middleweight champion does NOT listen to the naysayers; he finds a way to win. Jimmy Smith breaks it down.

Stiftelser: Melvin Manhoef – Melvin Manhoef only knows one way to fight…All in! Either way somebody is going lights out. Jimmy Smith breaks it down.

Stiftelser: Marloes Coenen – Marloes Coenen is a level above her competition, the MMA Pioneer show it every time she steps into the cage. Jimmy Smith explains.

What to Watch: Carvalho vs. Manhoef – This is for the Middleweight Championship! Rafael Carvalho och Melvin Manhoef will be a battle between masters of two opposing disciplines. Jimmy Smith and Manny Rodriguez break it all down.

What to Watch: Held vs. Jansen – Marcin Heldis a monster on the mat and Dave Jansen will have to find a way to negate that submission game. Jimmy Smith breaks it down.

What to Watch: Curran vs. Karakhanyan – There is a special energy in the Featherweight division. The competition is stiff and the winner will be in title contention while the loser may be put in the back of a long line of contenders. Jimmy Smith and Manny Rodriguez explain.

Rolling With Jimmy – The Bellator Featherweight takes a ride in Jimmy Smith’s 1969 Plymouth Barracuda. He shares how it feels to be in a stacked division and his desire to fight the best in the world.

FIGHT INFO: A middleweight championship matchup between Rafael Carvalho (12-1) och Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1) will serve as the evening’s main event of "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " på Century Arena i Boise, Idaho, Fredag, Maj 20.

Dessutom, the main card features two of Bellator MMA’s top featherweights, med Pat "Paddy Mike" Curran (21-7) och Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan (24-5-1) squaring off in the co-main event.Alexis “Sneaky Zebra” Dufresne (21-4) will make her promotional debut after agreeing to a late addition bout against Dutch submission specialist Marloes "Rumina" Coenen (23-6) in female featherweight action. There will also be multiple heavyweight bouts featured on the main card, med Dan Charles (10-3) taking on undefeated Augusto Sakai (9-0) och Joey Beltran (17-12) vänd ut mot Chase Gormley (12-5).

Biljetter till "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " are going fast and can be purchased at the CenturyLink Arena Box Office or CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com, samt Bellator.com. Händelsen sänds live och gratis Spike på 9 p.m. OCH/8 p.m. CT, while the can’t-misspreliminary card airs live on Bellator.com och Bellator Mobile App.

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

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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)

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TVÅ NYA BOUTS FÄRDIG "bellator 155: CARVALHO VS. MANHOEF "huvudkortet i Boise maj 20 - ENDAST på Spike

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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Mars 24, 2016) - En lätt match pitting Marcin Held (21-4) mot Dave Jansen (20-3) och en tungviktare tävling parning Chase Gormley (12-5) kontra Joey Beltran (17-12), har lagts till huvudkortet av "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " på Century Arena i Boise, Idaho maj 20.

Striderna ansluta ett kort som redan har en kolossal Mellanvikt VM main event, när Rafael Carvalho (12-1) försvarar sitt bälte mot den brinnande Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Dessutom, fd 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.

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. En åtta-fight preliminära kortet sänds live på Bellator.com ochBellator Mobile App börjar vid 6:30 p.m. OCH.

Held, en 13-kamp Bellator MMA veteran, ser ut att börja en annan lång segerrad efter att ha sett hans senaste sex-kamp sträng fästs i händerna på division mästare Will Brooks under "Bellator 145: Med besked. " 24-åriga underkastelse specialist har spelat in segrar i 11 av hans sista 13 slagsmål, med sex av de tidigare sju kommer genom knockout eller underkastelse. Hans saftiga matchup med "Jagad" på "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " markerar hans 2016 debut och första kamp sedan november 2015.

Efter ett enhälligt beslut seger över den polska infödda tillbaka i 2013 vid "Bellator 93,"Dave Jansen ser att återigen slå ut Hålls i kvällens lätta funktion bout. "Jagad" in sitt nionde kamp med Bellator MMA och ser att lägga till hans imponerande 7-1 rekord med främjande. Med vinnande strimmor av sju och 13 slagsmål över sin lysande nio-åriga karriär, 36-åriga Oregon personen kommer återigen ha blicken inställd på att starta en ny sträckning av vinster när han steg in i buren maj 20.

I kraftig verkan, Chase Gormley ser att bygga vidare på en imponerande tre år körning som har sett honom vinna fem av sina sex senaste matcher när han tar på Joey Beltran. Titan Fighting Championship tungvikt kingpin vann främjande titel med ett enhälligt beslut seger mot Jon Madsen tillbaka i mars 2015.

Sedan in Bellator MMA striden i 2013, Beltran har tävlat mot några av de främsta kämparna främjande har att erbjuda, med matchups mot:Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Vladimir "The Janitor" Matyushenko, Emanuel Newton, och Brian Rogers. Efter övergången till mellanvikt i april 2015, "The Mexicutioner" har vunnit två av tre matcher, men nu återvänder till tunga divisionen han en gång strövade.

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