Bellator 168 comes to Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy, this Saturday (Dec. 10, 2016), airing live on Spike TV at a special start time of 4 pm ET. The televised main has undergone several changes, most notably the main event, which will now feature Alessio Sakara vs. Joe Beltran after Rafael Carvalho went down with an injury (details).
Goiti Yamauchi (31-9) was also added to Bellator 168 in a Lightweight contest against Valeriu Mircea (12-3). Yamauchi has picked up wins in four out of his last five outings, and the one loss (a decision against Bubba Jenkins) prompted him to return to 155 pounds.