ITALIAN ALESSIO SAKARA CHALLENGES RAFAEL CARVALHO FOR MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AT Bellator 190
LOS ANGELES – Bellator returns to Florence, Italy on IS-SIBT, Diċembru 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. U/7 p.m. CT u jkun immedjatament segwit minn 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). B'żieda, Brandon Girtz (14-7) jieħu fuq Luca Jelcic (10-2) fil ħfief, filwaqt Mihail Nica (6-0) jissodisfa Carlos Miranda (10-3) in second lightweight clash. A women’s flyweight offering rounds out the card when Lena Ovchynnikova (12-4, 1 NC) battalji Alejandra Lara (6-1).
Sadanittant, Bellator Kickboxing 8 boasts a pair of world champions in Raymond Daniels (12-3) u Kevin Ross (45-12) tieħu fuq Giannis Boukis (27-1) u Hamza Imane (49-12-2) rispettivament, 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 130th 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).
Tlesti Bellator 190: Carvalho vs. Sakara Card:
Middleweight World Title Main Event: Rafael Carvalho (14-1) vs. Alessio Sakara (19-11, 2 NC)
Bout Karta Ħafifa: Brandon Girtz (14-7) vs. Luka Jelcic (10-2)
Nisa Flyweight Main Card Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (12-4, 1 NC) vs. Alejandra Lara (6-1)
Bout Karta Ħafifa: Mihail Nica (6-0) vs. Carlos Miranda (10-3)
Card preliminari:
Bout Preliminari tal-Piż Nofsani: Gregory Babene (18-11) vs. Tony Zanko (1-4)
Tlesti Bellator Kickboxing 8: Daniels vs. Boukis Card:
Welterweight Main Event (non-title): Raymond Daniels (12-3) vs. Giannis Boukis (27-1)
Bout tal-Karta Prinċipali tal-Piż Medju: 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)
Bout Karta Ħafifa (non-title): Kevin Ross (45-12) vs. Hamza Imane (49-12-2)
Bout tal-Karta Prinċipali Featherweight: Gabriel Varga (13-5) vs. Roberto Gheorghita (30-6)
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