The Bellator cage is heading back to Italy, and the promotion is bringing a familiar face along with it.
Bellator Milan, which eventually will have an event number assigned to it, will take place Oct. 12 at the city’s new 5,400-capacity Allianz Cloud arena. And there already is one fighter confirmed for the card.
Italian stalwart Alessio Sakara is confirmed for the event and will compete in a light heavyweight feature bout against an opponent to be announced at a later date.
“Legionarius” Sakara (20-13 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) started his recent time under the Bellator banner with three straight stoppage victories before falling to Rafael Carvalho at Bellator 190.
The Miami-based Italian bounced back with a first-round victory over Jamie Sloane at Bellator 203, but was stopped in the first stanza by Kent Kauppinen in his most recent outing at Bellator 211 last December.
Sakara will head to Milan looking to bounce back into the win column as he continues his remarkable run of competing exclusively on Italian soil since signing for Bellator. His previous fights for the promotion saw him compete in Turin, Florence (twice), Rome and Genoa.
In addition, a promotion official told MMA Junkie the event also will feature a Bellator Kickboxing card, with Belarusian star Chingiz Allazov already booked to compete.
The Bellator Milan main card is set to go live at 4 p.m. ET and will be simulcast on Paramount Network and DAZN in the United States, and on Sky Sports in the U.K. and Ireland.
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