Bellator 190/Bellator Kickboxing 8 Results: Rafael Carvalho Successfully Defends Title

Rafael Carvalho entered hostile territory Saturday at Bellator 190 and came away with a victory and his middleweight title still intact. Carvalho needed just 44 seconds to land an elbow that ended the night of Alessio Sakara in his home country of Ital…

Rafael Carvalho entered hostile territory Saturday at Bellator 190 and came away with a victory and his middleweight title still intact. Carvalho needed just 44 seconds to land an elbow that ended the night of Alessio Sakara in his home country of Italy. The bout headlined the MMA portion of the doubleheader and aired on […]

Bellator 190 Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, December 9th, 2017) will come in the form of Bellator 190. Headlining the card are Rafael Carvalho and Alessio Sakara, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card. Rafael Carvalho […]

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, December 9th, 2017) will come in the form of Bellator 190. Headlining the card are Rafael Carvalho and Alessio Sakara, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.

Rafael Carvalho and Alessio Sakara meet in a middleweight title bout in the main event.

Brandon Girtz and Luka Jelcic meet in a lightweight bout in the co-main event.

Lena Ovchynnikova vs. Alejandra Lara is next in a women’s flyweight bout.

Opening the main card on Spike TV is Mihail Nica vs. Carlos Miranda in a lightweight bout. In round 1, Miranda clinched with him and went for a takedown but couldn’t get anything. He blitzed him with strikes then they exchanged knees in the clinch. Nica went for his own takedown but Miranda put up good takedown defense. Miranda managed to get a trip takedown midway through the round. Miranda worked him over with strikes and elbows. Nica was able to get back to his feet as the round came to a close. In round 2, Miranda was able to score a takedown to start the round and got full mount. He landed some solid shots. Complete domination. Nica tried to scramble and Miranda locked in an armbar but Nica got out of it and to his feet. They clinched up against the fence. Miranda was able to secure a takedown and got full guard to end the round. In round 3, Miranda took him down once again and Nica went for a guillotine choke but couldn’t get it. Miranda landed some more solid shots from the top. Miranda picked up the decision win.

Here are the results of this event:

Middleweight World Title Main Event: Rafael Carvalho vs. Alessio Sakara

Lightweight Main Card Bout: Brandon Girtz vs. Luka Jelcic

Women’s Flyweight Main Card Bout:  Lena Ovchynnikova vs. Alejandra Lara

Lightweight Main Card Bout: Carlos Leal Miranda def. Mihail Nica via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

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Bellator 190 Weigh-in Results: Middleweight Title Bout Made Official

Bellator 190 is on the way and weigh-in results are set in stone. Tomorrow (Dec. 9), Rafael Carvalho puts his middleweight title on the line against Alessio Sakara. The action takes place inside the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy. Both men mad…

Bellator 190 is on the way and weigh-in results are set in stone. Tomorrow (Dec. 9), Rafael Carvalho puts his middleweight title on the line against Alessio Sakara. The action takes place inside the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy. Both men made weight with Carvalho weighing in at 184.6 pounds and Sakara tipping the scales […]

Rafael Carvalho Defends Title vs. Alessio Sakara at Bellator 190

Rafael Carvalho will enter hostile territory, defending his middleweight title against Alessio Sakara at Bellator 190. The event takes place December 9 from the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy and will also include the next Bellator kickboxing …

Rafael Carvalho will enter hostile territory, defending his middleweight title against Alessio Sakara at Bellator 190. The event takes place December 9 from the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy and will also include the next Bellator kickboxing event. Carvalho (14-1) will be meeting the Italian Sakara (19-11) in third title defense after successfully defeating […]