Bellator heads back overseas this week for Bellator 190, which takes place Friday at Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy, with a main card that airs on Spike. A middleweight title fight takes center stage as the main event when reigning titleholder Rafael Carvalho (14-1 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) looks to match the division’s all-time title-defense record when he meets Italy’s own Alessio Sakara (19-11 MMA, 2-0 BMMA). For more on the numbers behind the 185-pound title fight, as well as the other bouts scheduled for the main card, check out 17 pre-event facts about Bellator 190. * * * * Main event Rafael Carvalho and Scott Coker Carvalho’s two consecutive Bellator title defenses are the most among current Bellator champions. Carvalho’s two consecutive Bellator middleweight title defenses are second most in history behind Alexander Shlemenko (three). Carvalho enters the event on a 14-fight winning streak
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Bellator 190 pre-event facts: Champ Rafael Carvalho goes for title-defense record – MMA Junkie