SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Mai 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). Fel canlyniad, Alexis Dufresne (5-2) will take her place and challenge Coenen during the featured preliminary contest of "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " yn CenturyLink Arena yn Boise, Idaho, ar Mai 20.
The fight joins a card that already features a colossal Middleweight World Championship main event, lle Rafael Carvalho (12-1) amddiffyn ei wregys yn erbyn y tanllyd Melvin "Dim Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Yn ogystal,, former Bellator MMA featherweight titlist Pat Curran (21-7) Bydd yn dychwelyd i weithredu am y tro cyntaf ers mis Mehefin, pan fydd yn wynebu'r gwydn Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) yn y digwyddiad cyd-main y cerdyn. The last two men to challenge for Will Brooks’ lightweight title, Marcin a Ddelir (21-4) ac Dave Jansen (20-3) Bydd hefyd yn gweithredu. Rounding out the televised portion of the event will be two heavyweight fights, pan Dan Charles (10-3) yn cyfarfod Augusto Sakai (9-0) ac Joey Beltran (17-12) yn cymryd ar Chase Gormley (12-5).
Mae tocynnau ar gyfer "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef " dechrau am unig $25 ac ar werth yn awr yn Bellator.com, Swyddfa Docynnau Arena CenturyLink neu CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com. Mae'r digwyddiad yn alawon yn fyw ac yn rhydd ar Spike yn 9 p.m. A/8 p.m. CT, while the can’t-miss preliminary card airs live on Bellator.comac Mae'r Bellator App Symudol.
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. Nawr, 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 Dydd Gwener nesaf and hopes to get back to her winning ways when she fills in for the absent Julia Budd on short notice.
Cwblhau "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef "Cerdyn Ymladd
Bellator MMA Canol World Teitl Ymladd: Rafael Carvalho (12-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1)
Bellator MMA Cyd Main-Digwyddiad pwysau plu: Pat Curran (21-7) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1)
Bellator MMA Pwysau Trwm Nodwedd Bout: Dan Charles (10-3) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)
Bellator MMA Nodwedd Ysgafn Bout: Dave Jansen (20-3) vs. Marcin a Ddelir (21-4)
Bellator MMA Pwysau Trwm Nodwedd Bout: Joey Beltran (17-12) vs. Chase Gormley (12-5)
Cerdyn rhagarweiniol
Bellator MMA pwysau plu Bout Rhagarweiniol: Marloes Coenen (23-6) vs. Alexis Dufresne (5-2)
Bellator MMA Pwysau Bantam Bout Rhagarweiniol: Joe Hamilton (3-0) vs. Tyler Freeland (3-0)
Bellator MMA pwysau pry'r Bout Rhagarweiniol: Veta Arteaga (1-0) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (0-1)
Bellator MMA pwysau plu Bout Rhagarweiniol: Vince Morales (3-1) vs. Hamilton Ash (3-1)
Bellator MMA Pwysau Bantam Bout Rhagarweiniol: Brendon Raftery (4-2) vs. Casey Johnson (4-0)
Bellator MMA Ysgafn Bout Rhagarweiniol: Scott Thometz (9-5) vs. Josh Tyler (7-3)
Bellator MMA Canol Bout Rhagarweiniol: Pwerau Sean (9-5) vs. Will Noland (15-6)
Bellator MMA Pwysau Bantam Bout Rhagarweiniol: Ricky Steele (5-0) vs. Erick Cronkhite (2-1)
Bellator MMA Pwysau Bantam Bout Rhagarweiniol: Jesse Brock (21-8) vs. Olly Bradstreet (39-12)