ITALIAN ALESSIO SAKARA CHALLENGES RAFAEL CARVALHO FOR MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AT Bellator 190
LOS ANGELES – Bellator returns to Florence, Italy on Zaterdag, December 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. EN/7 p.m. CT and will be immediately followed by Bellator kickboksen 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). Bovendien, Brandon Girtz (14-7) neemt Luca Jelcic (10-2) op lichtgewicht, terwijl Mihail Nica (6-0) voldoet aan Carlos Miranda (10-3) in second lightweight clash. A women’s flyweight offering rounds out the card when Lena Ovchynnikova (12-4, 1 NC) veldslagen Alejandra Lara (6-1).
Ondertussen, Bellator kickboksen 8 boasts a pair of world champions in Raymond Daniels (12-3) en Kevin Ross (45-12) nemen Giannis Boukis (27-1) en Hamza Imane (49-12-2) respectievelijk, in non-title fights. Other kickboxing stars are on display as Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (22-9) uitdagingen Filipino Verlinden (44-18-1), Aussie legend John Wayne Parr (97-32) competes for the 130th time versus Piergiulio Paolucci (24-5-1) en Canadees vedergewicht Gabriel Varga (13-5) rounds out the card in a matchup with Roberto Georghita (30-6-3).
Compleet Bellator 190: Carvalho vs. Sakara Kaart:
Middleweight World Title Main Event: Rafael Carvalho (14-1) vs. Alessio Sakara (19-11, 2 NC)
Lichtgewicht hoofdkaartgevecht: Brandon Girtz (14-7) vs. Luka Jelcic (10-2)
Vlieggewicht hoofdkaartwedstrijd voor dames: Lena Ovchynnikova (12-4, 1 NC) vs. Alejandra Lara (6-1)
Lichtgewicht hoofdkaartgevecht: Mihail Nica (6-0) vs. Carlos Miranda (10-3)
Voorlopige Card:
Middengewicht Voorlopige aanval: Gregory Babene (18-11) vs. Tony Zanko (1-4)
Compleet Bellator kickboksen 8: Daniels vs. Boukis Kaart:
Weltergewicht Main Event (non-title): Raymond Daniels (12-3) vs. Giannis Boukis (27-1)
Middengewicht Main Card Bout: Joe Schilling (22-9) vs. Filipino Verlinden (44-18-1)
161 pond. Catchweight Main Card Bout: John Wayne Parr (97-32) vs. Piergiulio Paolucci (24-5-1)
Lichtgewicht hoofdkaartgevecht (non-title): Kevin Ross (45-12) vs. Hamza Imane (49-12-2)
Vedergewicht hoofdkaartgevecht: Gabriel Varga (13-5) vs. Roberto Gheorghita (30-6)
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