ITALIAN ALESSIO SAKARA CHALLENGES RAFAEL CARVALHO FOR MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AT Bellator 190
LOS ANGELES – Bellator returns to Florence, Itàlia endavant Dissabte, Desembre 9, when both Bellator MMA and Bellator Kickboxing, along with Oktagon, emanate from the Nelson Mandela Forum for another huge evening of combat sports action.
Bellator 190 will air free on SPIKE at 8 p.m. I/7 p.m. CT and will be immediately followed by Bellator Kickboxing 8. Tickets for the event start at just €30 and are available at Bellator.com.
Bellator 190 will be headlined by current middleweight champ Rafael Carvalho (14-1), who will defend his title against Italy’s popular knockout artist, Alessio “Legionarius” Sakara (19-11, 2 NC). Addicionalment, Brandon Girtz (14-7) adquireix Luca Jelcic (10-2) en el pes lleuger, mentre Mihail Nica (6-0) es reuneix Carlos Miranda (10-3) in second lightweight clash. A women’s flyweight offering rounds out the card when Lena Ovchynnikova (12-4, 1 NC) batalles Alejandra Lara (6-1).
Mentrestant, Bellator Kickboxing 8 boasts a pair of world champions in Raymond Daniels (12-3) i Kevin Ross (45-12) tenint en Giannis Boukis (27-1) i Hamza Imane (49-12-2) respectivament, in non-title fights. Other kickboxing stars are on display as Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (22-9) challenges Filipino Verlinden (44-18-1), Aussie legend John Wayne Parr (97-32) competes for the 130º time versus Piergiulio Paolucci (24-5-1) and Canadian featherweight Gabriel Varga (13-5) rounds out the card in a matchup with Roberto Georghita (30-6-3).
complet Bellator 190: Carvalho vs. Sakara Card:
Middleweight World Title Main Event: Rafael Carvalho (14-1) vs. Alessio Sakara (19-11, 2 NC)
Punt lleuger de la targeta principal: Brandon Girtz (14-7) vs. Luka Jelcic (10-2)
Women’s Flyweight Main Card Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (12-4, 1 NC) vs. Alejandra Lara (6-1)
Punt lleuger de la targeta principal: Mihail Nica (6-0) vs. Carlos Miranda (10-3)
Targeta preliminar:
Batalla preliminar de pes mitjà: Gregory Babene (18-11) vs. Tony Zanko (1-4)
complet Bellator Kickboxing 8: Daniels vs. Boukis Card:
Esdeveniment Principal welter (non-title): Raymond Daniels (12-3) vs. Giannis Boukis (27-1)
Batalla de la targeta principal de pes mitjà: Joe Schilling (22-9) vs. Filipino Verlinden (44-18-1)
161 lliures. Pes de la targeta principal pes pesat: John Wayne Parr (97-32) vs. Piergiulio Paolucci (24-5-1)
Punt lleuger de la targeta principal (non-title): Kevin Ross (45-12) vs. Hamza Imane (49-12-2)
Batalla de la targeta principal de pes ploma: Gabriel Varga (13-5) vs. Roberto Gheorghita (30-6)
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