Rafael Carvalho vs. Melvin Manhoef title fight headlines Bellator 155 Bellator announced Friday that newly crowned middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho will defend his title against Melvin Manhoef. Carvalho (12-1) won the vacant middleweight title with a body kick TKO of Brandon Halsey at Bellator 144. Heading into this matchup he’s currently riding a 12-fight winning streak. Manhoef (30-12-1) is coming off a knockout victory over Hisaki Kato at Bellator 146. Bellator 155 takes place May 20 from CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. Here’s an updated look at the card Rafael Carvalho (12-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1, 2NC) Pat Curran (21-7) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) Sergio Pettis vs. Chris Kelades slated for UFC 197 UFC officials announced that pair of flyweights have been added to UFC 197 in Las Vegas as Sergio Pettis fights Chris Kelades. Pettis (13-2) is coming off a unanimous-decision victory over former title challenger Chris Cariaso which pushed him to 3-1 in his last four fights. Kelades (9-2) is coming off a split decision victory over Chris Beal. UFC 197 takes place April 23 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Here’s an updated look at the card Daniel Cormier (c) vs. Jon Jones – for light heavyweight title Demetrious Johnson (c) vs. Henry Cejudo – for flyweight title Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Pettis Andre Fili vs. Yair Rodriguez Rafael Natal vs. Robert Whittaker Jessica Aguilar vs. Juliana Lima Clint Hester vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima Glaico Franca vs. James Vick Danny Roberts vs. Dominique Steele Efrain Escudero vs. Kevin Lee Chris Kelades vs. Sergio Pettis Patricky Pitbull vs. Derek Campos rematch announced for Bellator 152 Bellator officials announced on Friday that a lightweight rematch has been announced for April’s Bellator 152 event in Italy as Patricky “Pitbull” Freire takes on Derek Campos. Freire (15-7) is coming off a highlight reel knockout win against Ryan Couture. Campos (16-6) is coming off an impressive TKO victory over Melvin Guillard which pushed his record to 5-3 in his last eight fights. Bellator 152 will come from the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy. Here’s an updated look at the card. Patricky Pitbull (15-7) vs. Derek Campos (16-6) Brian Rogers (12-8) vs. Alessio Sakara (17-11, 2NC) Danilo Belluardo (5-0) vs. A.J. McKee (3-0)
