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Bellator 277 post-event facts: Patricio ‘Pitbull’ makes history with fourth title reign

BAD MMA News — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 18:17:49 +0000

Bellator 277 took place Friday at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., and with two title bouts on the books, one switched hands. That came in the main event, where Patricio Freire (33-5 MMA, 21-5 BMMA) upset A.J. McKee (18-1 MMA, 18-1 BMMA) by unanimous decision to reclaim the featherweight title and further prove himself as one of the best fighters in Bellator history. The co-headliner, meanwhile, ended in controversy when Corey Anderson (16-4 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) landed an illegal head butt on Vadim Nemkov (14-2 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) that prevented the light heavyweight belt from changing hands and marking a no contest to end the promotion’s 205-pound grand prix. For more on the numbers behind the event, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from Bellator 277.

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Bellator 277: Ex-champ Rafael Carvalho steps in for Tony Johnson vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov

BAD MMA News — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 23:49:14 +0000

Next week’s Bellator return to its Northern California home base has a former champion as a late addition to the lineup. With Tony Johnson (9-3 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) out with an injury, former middleweight champ Rafael Carvalho (16-6 MMA, 7-5 BMMA) will step in to take on Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (18-7-1 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) on the preliminary card at Bellator 277. Promotion officials announced the change Thursday. Bellator 277 takes place April 15 at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif

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Rafael Carvalho off LFA 107 on May 14 to make Bellator return; LFA 108 set for following week

BAD MMA News — Sat, 01 May 2021 23:23:11 +0000

Former Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho is set to make his debut in a new promotion. On Friday, LFA announced that Carvalho will headline LFA 107 on May 14 against Sharaf Davlatmurodov also making his promotional debut. The booking was part of an announcement that included the lineup for LFA 108 on May 21.

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Rafael Carvalho off LFA 107 on May 14 to make Bellator return; LFA 108 set for following week

BAD MMA News — Sat, 01 May 2021 23:23:11 +0000

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Rafael Carvalho steps in on six days’ notice to fight Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 258

BAD MMA News — Sat, 01 May 2021 22:16:10 +0000

Former Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho is back with the promotion – at least for one more fight. Carvalho, who was among 30 fighters to part with Bellator late last year, will return this Friday against Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 258 in Uncasville, Conn. Larkin’s original opponent, Costello van Steenis, withdrew from their bout earlier this week. Bellator announced the fight Saturday on social media

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Ex-Bellator champ Rafael Carvalho to headline LFA 107 on May 14; LFA 108 set for following week

BAD MMA News — Sat, 01 May 2021 21:10:59 +0000

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Bellator 245: Rafael Carvalho hopes for quick turnaround with win over Alex Polizzi

BAD MMA News — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 20:24:55 +0000

Rafael Carvalho is eager to get back to his winning ways. Carvalho (16-4 MMA, 7-3 BMMA) is currently enduring the worst stretch of his career, having dropped three of his past four fights. After losing his first pro bout, Carvalho won 15 straight en route to capturing the Bellator middleweight title. He successfully defended his belt three times before getting dethroned by Gegard Mousasi in May 2018. He went on to miss weight against Lyoto Machida before a split decision loss, then picked up a win over Chidi Njokuani in a 190-pound catchweight bout.

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Patricio ‘Pitbull,’ Pedro Carvalho exchange Twitter barbs ahead of Bellator grand prix showdown

BAD MMA News — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 18:28:18 +0000

This past weekend was the time of year people come together to enjoy some traditional Thanksgiving turkey. Now there’s some beef marinating away ahead of a fighting feast in March. The beef in question is between Bellator featherweight (and lightweight) champion Patricio Freire and his next opponent in the Bellator featherweight grand prix tournament, Dublin-based Portuguese contender Rafael Carvalho , who have spent much of their weekend engaging in a Twitter back-and-forth that will eventually end with the pair throwing leather inside the cage in around four months’ time. “Pitbull” (30-4 MMA, 18-4 BMMA) picked Carvalho (11-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) as his next opponent in the tournament after utilizing his “champion’s choice” advantage during the recent bracket-setting draw after Bellator 228 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. And with the pair set to do battle in March, the duo have decided to get the pre-fight banter started early

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Bellator 230/Bellator Europe 5 post-event facts: Melvin Manhoef gets 26th first-round KO

BAD MMA News — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 20:00:12 +0000

Bellator 230/Bellator Europe 5 took place on Saturday in Milan, Italy, and it was yet another split-card event. Although the lineup didn’t carry the biggest names, there were some notable results. For more on the numbers, check below for 16 post-event facts to come out of Bellator 230/Bellator Europe 5 * * * * General Betting favorites improved to 10-5 (with two no contests and one draw) in Bellator main events this year. Total fight time for the nine-bout Bellator 230/Bellator Europe 5 main cards was 1:30:03. Bellator 230 Vadim Nemkov ’s (11-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) four-fight Bellator winning streak in light heavyweight competition is the longest active streak in the division

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Bellator 230 results: Vadim Nemkov spoils Rafael Carvalho’s LHW debut, wins by choke

BAD MMA News — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 04:16:00 +0000

Former Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho made the move to light heavyweight Saturday night, hoping to take his first step toward another title. Consider him off to a bad start. Carvalho never quite settled in against Vadim Nemkov , who took the fight to him for most of two rounds before winning by rear-naked choke at the 3:56 mark of the second frame.

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