Australia’s Arlene Blencowe takes on women’s MMA pioneer Marloes Coenen tomorrow at Bellator 141.
The bout was green-lit today as both women successfully made weight for the featherweight encounter. Blencowe hit the scales at 145.8 lbs while Coenen weighed in at 145.6 lbs.
Bellator 141 takes place at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California Friday night in the US, which will be Saturday morning in Australia. The main event will see former UFC lightweight Melvin Guillard square off with Brandon Girtz. All fighters made weight today for their respective matchups.
Blencowe (6-4) will be looking to pick up where she left off after stopping Adrienna Jenkins in the first round at Bellator 137 in May. Coenen (22-6), meanwhile, submitted Annalisa Bucci in her last promotional appearance back in October, 2014.
Main Card:
Brandon Girtz (155.8 lbs) vs Melvin Guillard (155.4 lbs)
Saad Awad (155.8 lbs) vs Patricky Freire (156 lbs)
Josh Burns (262.8 lbs) vs Justin Wren (246 lbs)
Raphael Butler (260.2 lbs) vs Lorenzo Hood (256.2 lbs)
Preliminary Card:
Johnny Cisneros (170.8 lbs) vs Gabriel Miglioli (170.2 lbs)
Luc Bondole (203.2 lbs) vs Ray Sloan (202 lbs)
Adrienna Jenkins (144.4 lbs) vs Lissette Neri (143.2 lbs)
Steven Ciaccio (170.4 lbs) vs Curtis Millender (170.6 lbs)
James Barnes (145 lbs) vs A.J. McKee (145.8 lbs)
Ilima Macfarlane (125.2 lbs) vs Maria Rios (125.4 lbs)
Arlene Blencowe (145.8 lbs) vs Marloes Coenen (145.6 lbs)
Derek Anderson (155.8 lbs) vs Brent Primus (155.4 lbs)
A.J. Matthews (184.8 lbs) vs Emiliano Sordi (185.6 lbs)
