On Saturday evening, two Portuguese MMA fighters will step into the cage. Pedro Carvalho will face Aaron Pico at Bellator 299 in Dublin, around 10 p.m. Later in the evening (0H), Andre Fialho faces Tim Means at UFC Vegas 79.
Two weeks ago, Manel Kapi proudly represented the sport of Portuguese MMA at UFC 293 with his victory over Felipe dos Santos. And tonight, it was the turn of two other Lusitanian fighters to show their abilities in the cage.
Pedro Carvalho is ranked fifth in the featherweight division (66 kg) in the Bellator organization, and faces third-ranked Aaron Pico. This battle is Co-main event From Bellator 299 which takes place in Dublin. The challenge is of utmost importance for the Guimarães native as the winner of this fight can later fight for the title of champion featherweights. The main card begins at 8:30 p.m., broadcast on RMC Sport 2. Warrior Battle com. vimaranense Against the young American should take place around 10pm.
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A few hours later, Andre Vialho will be the one who will exchange blows against the very experienced Tim Means (32 victories against 15 defeats). Far from the top 15 Welterweight (77 kg), systematically defeated by knockout in his last 3 fights: Knockout machine He must pull himself together and win, or else he will be fired by the UFC.
This bout is part of the preliminary card for UFC Vegas 79 and begins around midnight. You will need to have a UFC Fight Pass to attend this fight.
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