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Kemal
08-10-2016, 08:09
Bellator’s return to Italy in December now has a middleweight title rematch booked for its headliner.

In the Bellator 168 main event, 185-pound champion Rafael Carvalho (13-1 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) will put his belt on the line against Melvin Manhoef (30-13-1 MMA, 2-2 BMMA). The promotion announced the new booking today.

Bellator 168 takes place Dec. 10 at Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy. The event will feature both MMA and kickboxing bouts and will air on Spike, though exact broadcast details have not been revealed. Bellator first traveled to Italy for Bellator 152, which was held in April in Turin.

A light heavyweight bout between Joey Beltran (17-13 MMA, 3-4 BMMA) and Italy’s own Alessio Sakara (18-11 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) previously was announced as the card’s headliner, but now slides back to make way for the title fight in the main event.

Carvalho won Bellator’s then-vacant middleweight title nearly a year ago with a second-TKO of Brandon Halsey at Bellator 144, giving him a 12-fight winning streak and making him a perfect 3-0 under the promotion’s banner. In May, he fought Manhoef in Boise, Idaho, and won a split decision in his first defense of the belt.

Carvalho’s split-call win was a controversial one. Two of the judges gave him 48-47 scores. A dissenting third gave it to Manhoef, 48-47. But of the major media outlets who scored the fight, tracked by MMA decisions, none gave it to the champ – and all had Manhoef with at least four rounds.

Manhoef will be looking to get back in the win column after that spring loss to the champion and win his first major title in the process. The well-traveled 40-year-old, who has fought for DREAM, Strikeforce and ONE Championship, amongst many others, has been up and down since signing with Bellator in 2014.

Ralph
08-10-2016, 21:56
Mooie kans voor Manhoef! Ik gun hem die titel echt, zo in de herfst van z'n carrière. Helemaal na dat eerste gevecht waarin hij eigenlijk al de betere was. Wellicht dat hij wat minder afwachtend moet vechten dan in het eerste gevecht.

BIG Lebowski
08-10-2016, 23:33
5 rondes is niet Melvin zijn ding. Dat moest hij toen wel doen, dus 2 tandjes terug, verstandig. Scheidsrechters zullen nu hopelijk wel op scherp staan. Vorige keer was een aanfluiting, althans de uitslag.

Kemal
03-11-2016, 08:55
Bellator 168 adds Pietro Cappelli vs. Philipe Lins, Claudio Annicchiarico vs. John Salter

The four-fight main card for Bellator’s return to Italy is complete with the addition of two new contests.

Bellator officials recently announced that light heavyweights Pietro Cappelli (2-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)) vs. Philipe Lins (10-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) and middleweights Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. John Salter (12-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) will round out the featured Bellator 168 lineup.

Featuring a middleweight world title rematch between champ Rafael Carvalho and challenger Melvin Manhoef, Bellator 168 takes place Dec. 10 at Mandela Forum in Florence. The event will feature both MMA and kickboxing bouts and will air on Spike, though exact broadcast details have not been revealed. Bellator first traveled to Italy for Bellator 152, which was held in April in Turin.

Italy’s Cappelli made his pro debut in January 2015 and submitted to punches against James Zikic. He’s since bounced back with a pair of first-round wins, one by submission and the other by knockout. He now meets “Monstro” Lins, a Brazilian who recently rebounded from his lone career loss with a second-round TKO win over Guilherme Viana.

Annicchiarico recently picked up the first win of his career after dropping four straight to start his professional run. He meets Salter, who has downed Brandon Halsey and Dustin Jacoby in his two Bellator bouts to date and is 7-1 since his release from the UFC following a three-fight octagon run.

With the addition of the two new matchups, Bellator 168 now includes:
Champ Rafael Carvalho vs. Melvin Manhoef – for middleweight title
Joey Beltran vs. Alessio Sakara
Pietro Cappelli vs. Philipe Lins
Claudio Annicchiarico vs. John Salter

Kemal
03-12-2016, 08:57
Injury knocks champ Rafael Carvalho from Bellator 168 main event vs. Melvin Manhoef

The stretch of Bellator headliners falling through will continue through the organization’s return to Italy next week.

Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho (13-1 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) is injured and out of the Bellator 168 main event with Melvin Manhoef (30-13-1 MMA, 2-2 BMMA), scheduled for Dec. 10 at Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy. The card airs on Spike.

Taking the place of the main event slot with be a middleweight bout between Italy’s Alessio Sakara (18-11 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) and Joey Beltran (17-13 MMA, 2-4 BMMA), who were originally slated to co-headline the card.

Details regarding Carvalho’s injury have yet to be confirmed, but it postpones his rematch with Manhoef following their original meeting at Bellator 155 in May, which Carvalho won by controversial split decision.

The MMA portion of the Bellator 168 card now includes:

Joey Beltran vs. Alessio Sakara
Philipe Lins vs. Kleber Raimundo Silva
Claudio Annicchiarico vs. John Salter
Valeriu Mircea vs. Goiti Yamauchi

Tony
08-12-2016, 17:56
Ok, dus Alessio Sakara, beter bekend als Legionarius in zijn UFC tijd, gaat tegen manhoef knokken.