The first-ever Bellator female featherweight champion will be crowned this coming May at Bellator 155, as Marloes Coenen meets Julia Budd.
The bout, set for May 20 from the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho, will not be part of the Spike TV main card. Instead, according to a report by MMAjunkie.com, it will anchor the online prelims before the televised action.
Coenen (23-6) has won both of her Bellator appearances and is 4-1 over his last five. She is a former Strikeforce champion and challenged for the Invicta FC featherweight title, falling to Cris “Cyborg” Justino.
Budd (8-2) is also a perfect 2-0 with the promotion and is on a six-fight win streak overall.
The event features middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho defending his title against Melvin Manhoef.