ITALIAN ALESSIO SAKARA CHALLENGES RAFAEL CARVALHO FOR MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AT Warrior 190
LOS ANGELES – Bellator returns to Florence, Italy on Larunbata, Abendua 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.
Warrior 190 will air free on SPIKE at 8 p.m. ETA/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.
Warrior 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). Horrez gain, Brandon Girtz (14-7) hartzen Luca Jelcic (10-2) arin at, bitartean Mihail Nica (6-0) cumple Carlos Miranda (10-3) in second lightweight clash. A women’s flyweight offering rounds out the card when Lena Ovchynnikova (12-4, 1 NC) gudu Alejandra Lara (6-1).
Bien bitartean, Bellator Kickboxing 8 boasts a pair of world champions in Raymond Daniels (12-3) eta Kevin Ross (45-12) hartzea Giannis Boukis (27-1) eta Hamza Imane (49-12-2) hurrenez hurren, 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 130garren 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).
Osatua Warrior 190: Carvalho vs. Sakara Card:
Middleweight World Title Main Event: Rafael Carvalho (14-1) vs. Alessio Sakara (19-11, 2 NC)
Karta Nagusien Arina: 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)
Karta Nagusien Arina: Mihail Nica (6-0) vs. Carlos Miranda (10-3)
Aurrematrikula Txartela:
Pisu ertaineko aurrez aurrekoa: Gregory Babene (18-11) vs. Tony Zanko (1-4)
Osatua Bellator Kickboxing 8: Daniels vs. Boukis Card:
Welterweight gertaera nagusia (non-title): Raymond Daniels (12-3) vs. Giannis Boukis (27-1)
Pisu ertaineko txartel nagusiaren kontra: Joe Schilling (22-9) vs. Filipino Verlinden (44-18-1)
161 lb. Catchweight Main Card Bout: John Wayne Parr (97-32) vs. Piergiulio Paolucci (24-5-1)
Karta Nagusien Arina (non-title): Kevin Ross (45-12) vs. Hamza Imane (49-12-2)
Luma pisuko karta nagusia: Gabriel Varga (13-5) vs. Roberto Gheorghita (30-6)
****