ITALIAN ALESSIO SAKARA CHALLENGES RAFAEL CARVALHO FOR MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AT Bellator 190
LOS ANGELES – Bellator returns to Florence, Italy on Sobota, 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. IN/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). Poleg tega, Brandon Girtz (14-7) prevzame Luca Jelcic (10-2) na lahek, medtem Mihail Nica (6-0) sreča Carlos Miranda (10-3) in second lightweight clash. A women’s flyweight offering rounds out the card when Lena Ovchynnikova (12-4, 1 NC) bitke Alejandra Lara (6-1).
Medtem, Bellator Kickboxing 8 boasts a pair of world champions in Raymond Daniels (12-3) in Kevin Ross (45-12) prevzema Giannis Boukis (27-1) in Hamza Imane (49-12-2) zaporedju, 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).
Dokončano Bellator 190: Carvalho vs. Sakara Card:
Middleweight World Title Main Event: Rafael Carvalho (14-1) vs. Alessio Sakara (19-11, 2 NC)
Lahka Glavna kartica Bout: 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)
Lahka Glavna kartica Bout: Mihail Nica (6-0) vs. Carlos Miranda (10-3)
Predhodni Card:
Srednji Predhodni Bout: Gregory Babene (18-11) vs. Tony Zanko (1-4)
Dokončano 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 lb. Catchweight Main Card Bout: John Wayne Parr (97-32) vs. Piergiulio Paolucci (24-5-1)
Lahka Glavna kartica Bout (non-title): Kevin Ross (45-12) vs. Hamza Imane (49-12-2)
Peresno Glavna kartica Bout: Gabriel Varga (13-5) vs. Roberto Gheorghita (30-6)
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