ITALIAN ALESSIO SAKARA CHALLENGES RAFAEL CARVALHO FOR MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AT BELLATOR 190
Los Angeles – Bellator returns to Florence, Italy on Asabar, Disamba 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. DA/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). Bugu da kari, Brandon Girtz (14-7) daukan kan Luca Jelcic (10-2) a hur, yayin da Mihail Nica (6-0) ya gana Carlos Miranda (10-3) in second lightweight clash. A women’s flyweight offering rounds out the card when Lena Ovchynnikova (12-4, 1 NC) fadace-fadace Alejandra Lara (6-1).
A halin yanzu, Bellator Kickboxing 8 boasts a pair of world champions in Raymond Daniels (12-3) da kuma Kevin Ross (45-12) shan a kan Giannis Boukis (27-1) da kuma Hamza Imane (49-12-2) bi da bi, 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 130ga watan 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).
Kammala Bellator 190: Carvalho vs. Sakara Card:
Middleweight World Title Main Event: Rafael Carvalho (14-1) vs. Alessio Sakara (19-11, 2 NC)
Mainaramar Babban Kati: 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)
Mainaramar Babban Kati: Mihail Nica (6-0) vs. Carlos Miranda (10-3)
Na farko Card:
Wasan Farko na Tsakiya: Gregory Babene (18-11) vs. Tony Zanko (1-4)
Kammala Bellator Kickboxing 8: Daniels vs. Boukis Card:
Welterweight Main Event (non-title): Raymond Daniels (12-3) vs. Giannis Boukis (27-1)
Middleweight Main Card Bout: Joe Schilling (22-9) vs. Filipino Verlinden (44-18-1)
161 laba. Catchweight Main Card Bout: John Wayne Parr (97-32) vs. Piergiulio Paolucci (24-5-1)
Mainaramar Babban Kati (non-title): Kevin Ross (45-12) vs. Hamza Imane (49-12-2)
Babban Katin Jirgin Ruwa Na Featherweight: Gabriel Varga (13-5) vs. Roberto Gheorghita (30-6)
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