A battle of heavy hitters will take center stage in Bellator's debut in Italy.
Italian veteran Alessio Sakara will meet Brian Rogers in the main event of a an April 16 event in Turin, Italy, which will be co-promoted with local promoter Oktagon Kickboxing. Bellator announced the light heavyweight bout on Friday.
Sakara (17-11, 2 NC) competed in the UFC from 2005-13 and will make his Bellator debut with the bout. He's coming off a first-round TKO Dib Akil in Austria on Sept. 18.
Rogers (12-8) is a Bellator mainstay who is now in his fifth year with the promotion.