SAN JOSE, Calif. – Portuguese featherweight contender Pedro Carvalho kicked off his Bellator featherweight grand prix campaign with an impressive submission finish of respected veteran Sam Sicilia, but admitted he took away a lot more from the contest than just a win. Carvalho (11-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) forced the tap from Sicilia (16-10 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) with a second-round rear-naked choke at Bellator 226 to claim the victory and punch his ticket to the quarterfinals of the grand prix tournament, but he revealed it was also a performance that convinced his coach John Kavanagh to award him his Brazilian jiu-jitsu purple belt