ITALIAN ALESSIO SAKARA CHALLENGES RAFAEL CARVALHO FOR MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AT Bellator 190
LOS ANGELES – Bellator returns to Florence, Italy on Sâmbătă, Decembrie 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. ȘI/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). În plus, Brandon Girtz (14-7) ia pe Luca Jelcic (10-2) la usoare, în timp ce Mihail Nica (6-0) îndeplinește Carlos Miranda (10-3) in second lightweight clash. A women’s flyweight offering rounds out the card when Lena Ovchynnikova (12-4, 1 NC) bătălii Alejandra Lara (6-1).
Între timp, Bellator Kickboxing 8 boasts a pair of world champions in Raymond Daniels (12-3) și Kevin Ross (45-12) luând în Giannis Boukis (27-1) și Hamza Imane (49-12-2) respectiv, 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 130lea 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).
Complet Bellator 190: Carvalho vs. Sakara Card:
Middleweight World Title Main Event: Rafael Carvalho (14-1) vs. Alessio Sakara (19-11, 2 NC)
Bătălie ușoară a cărții principale: 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)
Bătălie ușoară a cărții principale: Mihail Nica (6-0) vs. Carlos Miranda (10-3)
Card de preliminară:
Atac preliminar pentru greutate medie: Gregory Babene (18-11) vs. Tony Zanko (1-4)
Complet Bellator Kickboxing 8: Daniels vs. Boukis Card:
Semimijlocie Main Event (non-title): Raymond Daniels (12-3) vs. Giannis Boukis (27-1)
Puterea cardului principal cu greutate medie: Joe Schilling (22-9) vs. Filipino Verlinden (44-18-1)
161 livre. Catchweight Main Card Bout: John Wayne Parr (97-32) vs. Piergiulio Paolucci (24-5-1)
Bătălie ușoară a cărții principale (non-title): Kevin Ross (45-12) vs. Hamza Imane (49-12-2)
Puterea cărții principale greutăți: Gabriel Varga (13-5) vs. Roberto Gheorghita (30-6)
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