ITALIAN ALESSIO SAKARA CHALLENGES RAFAEL CARVALHO FOR MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AT BELLATOR 190
LOS ANGELES – Bellator returns to Florence, Italia juu Jumamosi, Desemba 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. NA/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). Aidha, Brandon Girtz (14-7) inachukua Luca Jelcic (10-2) katika nyepesi, wakati Mihail Nica (6-0) hukutana Carlos Miranda (10-3) in second lightweight clash. A women’s flyweight offering rounds out the card when Lena Ovchynnikova (12-4, 1 NC) vita Alejandra Lara (6-1).
Wakati huo huo, Bellator Kickboxing 8 boasts a pair of world champions in Raymond Daniels (12-3) na Kevin Ross (45-12) kuchukua Giannis Boukis (27-1) na Hamza Imane (49-12-2) mtiririko, 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).
Kamili Bellator 190: Carvalho vs. Sakara Card:
Tukio kuu la ulimwengu wa kati: Rafael Carvalho (14-1) vs. Alessio Sakara (19-11, 2 NC)
Lightweight Main Card Bout: Brandon Girtz (14-7) vs. Luka Jelcic (10-2)
Kadi kuu ya wanawake kuruka: Lena Ovchynnikova (12-4, 1 NC) vs. Alejandra Lara (6-1)
Lightweight Main Card Bout: Mihail Nica (6-0) vs. Carlos Miranda (10-3)
Awali Kadi:
Bout ya kwanza ya uzani: Gregory Babene (18-11) vs. Tony Zanko (1-4)
Kamili Bellator Kickboxing 8: Daniels vs. Boukis Card:
Welterweight Kuu Tukio (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)
Bout kuu ya kadi ya manyoya: Gabriel Varga (13-5) vs. Roberto Gheorghita (30-6)
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