The Bellator Mw champion Rafael Carvalho entered this fight with a professional mma record of 14-1-0 (79% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.27 middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss at his pro mma debut in 2011, against Julio Cesar Araujo Fernandes, since then he has won 14 consecutive bouts beating twice Melvin Manhoef in his last two fights (=Carvalho vs Manhoef I and Carvalho vs Manhoef II).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Alessio Sakara, has an official record of 19-11-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.44 light heavyweight. He lost four consecutive fights between 2011 and 2013 but then he has collected one no-contest and three victories beating Joey Beltran in his last one (=Sakara vs Beltran). Carvalho vs Sakara, main event of Bellator 190, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Carvalho’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Alessio Sakara fight videos
2016 MMA fight – Alessio Sakara vs Joey Beltran – full fight Video Bellator 168
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Alessio Sakara entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-11-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.55 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Joey Beltran, has an official record of 17-13-0 (82% finishing rate). Both fighters have fought just once in 2016: Sakara has won over Brian Rogers (=Rogers vs Sakara) while Beltran has lost to Chase Gormley. Sakara vs Beltran is the main event of Bellator 168. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 MMA fight – Brian Rogers vs Alessio Sakara – full fight Video Bellator 152
Brian Rogers entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-8-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.49 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Bjj Alessio Sakara, has a record of 17-11-0 (76% finishing rate). Both fighters lost four out of their last six bouts but they won their last one: Rogers beat Virgil Zwicker (Zwicker vs Rogers) while Sakara defeated Dib Akil. Rogers vs Sakara is on the undercard of Patricky Freire vs Edimilson Souza – Bellator 152. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2013 MMA fight – Alessio Sakara vs Nicholas Musoke – fight Video UFC Ufn 30
Review: 2013-10-26, good start and good finish: Alessio Sakara vs Nicholas Musoke gets three stars (UFC Submission of the Night). Alessio Sakara entered the fight with a record of 15-10-0 (73% finishing rate) while Nicholas Musoke had a record of 10-2-1 (80% finishing rate). Sakara vs Musoke is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Mark Munoz – UFC Ufn 30. Watch the video!
2012 MMA fight – Brian Stann vs Alessio Sakara – full fight Video UFC on Fuel TV 2
Review: 2012-04-14, great start with some heavy exchanges between Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara: three stars. Brian Stann (11-4-0) entered as the No.14 middleweight in the world while Alessio Sakara (15-8-0) entered as the No.52. Stann vs Sakara is on the undercard of Gustafsson vs Silva (UFC on Fuel TV 2). Watch the video!