ITALIAN ALESSIO SAKARA CHALLENGES RAFAEL CARVALHO FOR MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AT BELLATOR 190
Los Angeles – Bellator returns to Florence, Italy on Asabotsy, Desambra 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. SY/7 p.m. CT and will be immediately followed by Kickboxing Bellator 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). Ankoatry ny, Brandon Girtz (14-7) maka amin'ny Luca Jelcic (10-2) amin'ny maivana, raha Mihail Nica (6-0) mihaona Carlos Miranda (10-3) in second lightweight clash. A women’s flyweight offering rounds out the card when Lena Ovchynnikova (12-4, 1 NC) ady Alexandra Lara (6-1).
Mandritra izany fotoana izany, Kickboxing Bellator 8 boasts a pair of world champions in Raymond Daniels (12-3) ary Kevin Ross (45-12) naka amin'ny Giannis Boukis (27-1) ary Hamza Imane (49-12-2) tsirairay, in non-title fights. Other kickboxing stars are on display as Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (22-9) Zava-tsarotra Filipino Verlinden (44-18-1), Aussie legend John Wayne Parr (97-32) competes for the 130faha- 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).
feno Bellator 190: Carvalho vs. Sakara Card:
Middleweight World Title Main Event: Rafael Carvalho (14-1) vs. Alessio Sakara (19-11, 2 NC)
Lightweight Main Card Bout: Brandon Girtz (14-7) vs. Luka Jelcic (10-2)
Women’s Flyweight Main Card Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (12-4, 1 NC) vs. Alexandra Lara (6-1)
Lightweight Main Card Bout: Mihail Nica (6-0) vs. Carlos Miranda (10-3)
Mialoha Card:
Fifaninanana savaranonando antonony: Gregory Babene (18-11) vs. Tony Zanko (1-4)
feno Kickboxing Bellator 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 lb. Catchweight Main Card Bout: John Wayne Parr (97-32) vs. Piergiulio Paolucci (24-5-1)
Lightweight Main Card Bout (non-title): Kevin Ross (45-12) vs. Hamza Imane (49-12-2)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: Gabriel Varga (13-5) vs. Roberto Gheorghita (30-6)
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