Bellator 190: Carvalho Quickly Stops Sakara

The crowd at the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy was stunned silent at the end of the Bellator 190 main event. It didn’t take Rafael Carvalho even one minute to defeat the countryman Alessio Sakara and retain the Bellator Middleweight Championship.

The two met in the center of the cage and delivered a brief exchange before Sakara was stunned by a right hand. Carvalho then pounced on the fighter against the cage, landing multiple shots until Sakara was declared out cold.

#AndStill and it was lightning quick. @RafaCarvalhoMMA #Bellator190 pic.twitter.com/XweAryvKiq

— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) December 10, 2017

Carvalho has now won all 15 of his bouts since losing his professional debut and defended the middleweight title for a third straight time. Sakara, meanwhile, sees a three-fight win streak snapped.

Bellator 190 Results:
Bellator Middleweight Championship: (c.) Rafael Carvalho def. Alessio Sakara via KO (Rd. 1, 0:44)
Lightweight: Brandon Girtz def. Luka Jelcic via TKO (Rd. 1, 1:57)
Women’s Flyweight: Alejandra Lara def. Lena Ovchynnikova via submission (rear-naked choke) (Rd. 3, 4:09)
Lightweight: Carlos Miranda def. Mihail Nica via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Dark Bout: Middleweight: Gregory Babene def. Tony Zanko via submission (armbar) (Rd. 1, 2:04)