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

The fight joins a card that already features a colossal Middleweight World Championship main event, jossa Rafael Carvalho (12-1) puolustaa vyöllä vastaan ​​tulinen Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Lisäksi, former Bellator MMA featherweight titlist Pat Curran (21-7) palaa toimii ensimmäisen kerran kesäkuun jälkeen, kun hän kohtaa kimmoisa Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) in kortin co-päätapahtuma. The last two men to challenge for Will Brooks’ lightweight title, Marcin Held (21-4) ja Dave Jansen (20-3) myös toiminnassa. Rounding out the televised portion of the event will be two heavyweight fights, kun Dan Charles (10-3) täyttää Augusto Sakai (9-0) ja Joey Beltran (17-12) ottaa itselleen Chase Gormley (12-5).

Liput "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " alkavat vain $25 ja ovat myynnissä nyt Bellator.com, CenturyLink Arena Box Office tai CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com. Tapahtuma olevinaan elää ja ilmainen piikki 9 p.m. JA/8 p.m. CT, while the can’t-miss preliminary card airs live on Bellator.comja 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. Nyt, 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, Kalifornia., “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 ensi perjantaina 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 Middleweight maailma mestaruusottelu: 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 Kevyt 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)

 

Alustava Card

 

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

Bellator MMA kääpiösarjalainen Alustavat Bout: Joe Hamilton (3-0) vs. Tyler Freeland (3-0)

Bellator MMA kärpässarja Alustavat Bout: Veta Arteaga (1-0) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (0-1)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Alustavat Bout: Vince Morales (3-1) vs. Hamilton Ash (3-1)

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

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

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

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

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