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Bellator 211 pre-event facts: Alessio Sakara gets another home country headliner

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:53:59 +0000

The second half of Bellator’s weekend doubleheader goes down Saturday with Bellator 211. The event takes place at RDS Stadium in Genoa, Italy, and airs via tape-delay on Paramount and DAZN. Italian star Alessio Sakara (20-12 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) once again competes on home turf in the main event when he meets Kent Kauppinen (10-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) in a light heavyweight matchup

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Bellator 190 post-event facts: Rafael Carvalho Bellator’s most successful champ – by a long shot

BAD MMA News — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 19:54:56 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News Rafael Carvalho ’s dominance of the Bellator middleweight division continued on Saturday when he beat Alessio Sakara for his third consecutive title defense in Bellator 190’s headliner. Carvalho (15-1 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) remained unbeaten in the Bellator cage and tied the record for most consecutive 185-pound title defenses when he scored a 44-second finish of Sakara (19-12 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) in the Spike-televised headliner at Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy.

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Bellator 190 highlights: A 44-second title fight and uppercuts from hell

BAD MMA News — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 14:32:29 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News , Videos Once Saturday’s Bellator 190 main card got going, the finishes quickly piled up. In the championship headliner, middleweight titleholder Rafael Carvalho (15-1 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) needed just 44 seconds to put away challenger and local favorite Alessio Sakara (19-12 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) with elbows and punches. Check out the highlights above

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Bellator 190 pre-event facts: Champ Rafael Carvalho goes for title-defense record

BAD MMA News — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 03:07:23 +0000

Bellator heads back overseas this week for Bellator 190, which takes place Friday at Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy, with a main card that airs on Spike. A middleweight title fight takes center stage as the main event when reigning titleholder Rafael Carvalho (14-1 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) looks to match the division’s all-time title-defense record when he meets Italy’s own Alessio Sakara (19-11 MMA, 2-0 BMMA). For more on the numbers behind the 185-pound title fight, as well as the other bouts scheduled for the main card, check out 17 pre-event facts about Bellator 190. * * * * Main event Rafael Carvalho and Scott Coker Carvalho’s two consecutive Bellator title defenses are the most among current Bellator champions. Carvalho’s two consecutive Bellator middleweight title defenses are second most in history behind Alexander Shlemenko (three). Carvalho enters the event on a 14-fight winning streak

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Bellator 190 lineup set for Italy return; event to air on Spike via tape-delay

BAD MMA News — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 03:08:19 +0000

The card for Bellator’s return to Florence, Italy, is set. Bellator 180 takes place Dec. 9 at Nelson Mandela Forum with a main card that airs at 8 p.m. ET on Spike via tape-delay.

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