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The ‘Bellator 168: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2’ fight card for December 10th at the Mandela Forum in Florence, which will feature both Bellator MMA and Bellator Kickboxing brands, gets completed with a lightweight bout between Goiti Amauchi(20-3) versus Valeriu Miracea(12-3). Additionally, light heavyweight Raimundo Silva(12-7) steps in for injured Pietro Cappelli, against Philipe Lins(10-1).
The MMA portion of Bellator 168 action is headlined by the middleweight world title clash featuring Rafael Carvalho(13-1) and Melvin Manhoef(30-13-1, 2NC). Further Italy’s very own Alessio Sakara(18-11, 2NC) faces Joey Beltran(17-13. 1 NC) at 205-pounds, and John Salter(12-3) fights against Claudio Annicchiarico(1-4) at middleweight.
Yamauchi enters the cage on December 10th, looking for his 21st career and 7th Bellator win. The 23-year-old top prospect has already taken down proven veterans like Martin Stapelton and Isao Kobayashi. Most recently, Yamauchi earned a first round submission victory against Ryan Couture at ‘Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove’. The Japanese-Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist shows a record of 17 finished opponents over 20 career wins – 14 of the finishes during the opening round of action.
After three consecutive victories, including a pair of first round knockouts, Moldova-born Valeriu Mircea is to make his Bellator debut against Yamauchi. Since 2015, the 23-year-old has won nine of his last ten fights and already tallied six victories over his 2016 campaign – three of his last four wins coming via first round knockout.
28-year-old striker Raimundo Silva steps in for Pietro Cappelli, who due to an injury, was forced to pull out of his fight against Philipe Lins. ‘Orgulho’, who is to make his 2016 and his Bellator debut on December 10th, has won seven of his last 11 clashes. Most recently Silva kknocked out Claudi Rocha in just 3:25.
Check out the entire fight cards for ‘Bellator 168: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2’ and ‘Bellator Kickboxing: Florence’ below:
Complete “Bellator 168: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2” Card:
Middleweight World Title Bout: Rafael Carvalho (13-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-13-1, 2 NC)
Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Alessio Sakara (18-11, 2 NC) vs. Joey Beltran (17-13, 1 NC)
Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Philipe Lins (10-1) vs. Kleber Raimundo Silva (12-7)
Middleweight Feature Fight: John Salter (12-3) vs. Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Goiti Yamauchi (31-9) vs. Valeriu Mircea (12-3)
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” Card:
Lightweight Feature Fight: Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 NC) vs. Jordan Watson (48-11-2)
Flyweight World Title: Denise Kielholtz (45-3) vs. Gloria Peritore (11-1-1)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Joe Schilling (19-9) vs. Victorio Lermano (30-7)
Welterweight Feature Fight: Luca Novello (22-4-2) vs. Karim Ghajji (96-13-1)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Kevin Ross (31-9) vs. Alessio Arduini (26-14-2)
