Bellator MMA heads to Milan this Saturday at Allianz Cloud (Ex PalaLido) for the first time.
The fight card will showcase a host international talent and also features a world title bout in the Bellator Kickboxing 12 headliner.
Bellator Milan: Manhoef vs. Bahati will air LIVE at 5 p.m. ET on the Bellator Mobile App. The fifth Bellator European Series event will be headlined by Dutch combat sports legend Melvin Manhoef (31-14-1, 2 NC) and Birmingham’s Yannick Bahati (9-4, 1 NC), who meet each other in a light heavyweight bout brimming with knockout power.
Elsewhere on the card, the UK’s Ashley Reece (8-1) steps in at short notice to face Stefano Paterno (12-3-1) in a welterweight co-main event and Manchester’s Kane Mousah (12-2) makes his second Bellator appearance against late replacement Rafael Macedo (9-4, 1 NC) at lightweight. Also, Italian MMA star Alessio Sakara (20-13, 2 NC) makes his return to the Bellator cage against Canaan Grigsby (8-7) in an exciting homecoming bout.
Bellator 230: Carvalho vs. Nemkov will air on Paramount Network, and simulcast on DAZN, at 9 p.m. ET. The four-fight card is topped by former middleweight champ Rafael Carvalho (16-3) who takes on Russia’s Vadim Nemkov (10-2) in what promises to be another explosive light heavyweight encounter.
The event will also feature Bellator Kickboxing 12: Varga vs. Faustino, headlined by a title fight between Bellator Kickboxing featherweight champ Gabriel Varga (17-6) and Cristian Faustino (31-11-2), and additional preliminary MMA bouts, which will be available to watch live and free globally on the Bellator Mobile App beginning at 11 a.m. ET.
Bellator 230: Carvalho vs. Nemkov Fight Card
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Rafael Carvalho (16-3) vs. Vadim Nemkov (10-2)
Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Hesdy Gerges (0-1) vs. Dragos Zubco (2-1)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Kirill Sidelnikov (11-6) vs. Domingos Barros (6-0)
Welterweight Feature Bout: Andrea Fusi (8-4) vs. Walter Pugliesi (4-2)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Nicolo Solli (2-0) vs. Dan Cassell (4-3-1)
Bellator Milan: Manhoef vs. Bahati Fight Card
Light Heavyweight Main Event: Melvin Manhoef (31-14-1, 2 NC) vs. Yannick Bahati (9-4, 1 NC)
Welterweight Co-Main Event: Stefano Paterno (12-3-1) vs. Ashley Reece (8-1)
Lightweight bout: Kane Mousah (12-2) vs. Rafael Macedo (9-4, 1 NC)
*Light Heavyweight House Main Event: Alessio Sakara (20-13, 2 NC) vs. Canaan Grigsby (8-7)
Bellator Kickboxing 12: Varga vs. Faustino Fight Card
Kickboxing Featherweight World Title Bout: Gabriel Varga (17-6) vs. Cristian Faustino (31-11-2)
158-lb. Contract Weight Co-Main Event: Chingiz Allazov (59-3, 1 NC) vs. Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee (287-52-4)
132-lb. Contract Weight Feature Bout: Luca Cecchetti (23-5) vs. Alex Avogadro (46-5-3)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Kevin Ross (33-11) vs. Shan Cangelosi (34-10-1)
174-lb. Contract Weight Feature Bout: Yuri Bessmertny (44-20-2) vs. Guiseppe De Domenico (51-9)
110-lb. Contract Weight Feature Bout: Siliva La Notte (66-17-4) vs. Jade Jorand (Pro Debut)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Endy Bonat (32-10-1) vs. Kebrom Neguse (33-2-2)
Lightweight Feature Bout: Giacomo Licheri (7-0) vs. Taras Hnatchuk (11-0-1)
140-lb. Contract Weight Feature Bout: Luca Mameli (8-2) vs. Pawel Zymansky (15-13-2)
*Bout to air following the conclusion of Manhoef vs. Bahati.
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