Bellator MMA officials must have heard the out-cry over Marloes Coenen vs. Alexis Dufresne not being part of the Spike TV main card for Bellator 155.
The fight – which was originally suppose to be Coenen vs. Julia Budd for the inaugural featherweight title – will now serve as the second televised contest, replacing a planned lightweight bout between Dave Jansen and Marcin Held.
Set for this Friday night from Boise, Idaho and the CenturyLink Arena, the card features middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho defending his title against Melvin Manhoef. Also, featherweights Pat Curran and Georgi Karakhanyan square off.
Coenen (23-6) has scored wins in both of her previous Bellator fights, while Dufresne (5-2) is making her promotional debut.
“Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef” Fight Card
Bellator MMA Middleweight World 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 Featherweight Bout: Marloes Coenen (23-6) vs. Alexis Dufresne (5-2)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: Joey Beltran (17-12) vs. Chase Gormley (12-5)
Preliminary Card
Bellator MMA Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Dave Jansen (20-3) vs. Marcin Held (21-4)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Joe Hamilton (3-0) vs. Tyler Freeland (3-0)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Veta Arteaga (1-0) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (0-1)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Vince Morales (3-1) vs. Hamilton Ash (3-1)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Brendon Raftery (4-2) vs. Casey Johnson (4-0)
Bellator MMA Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Scott Thometz (9-5) vs. Josh Tyler (7-3)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Sean Powers (9-5) vs. Will Noland (15-6)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Ricky Steele (5-0) vs. Erick Cronkhite (2-1)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Jesse Brock (21-8) vs. Olly Bradstreet (39-12)
