The international debut of Bellator MMA will take place April 16th, 2016 at Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy. The card that evening will be co-promoted by Oktagon Kickboxing, with the Bellator fights being aired on Spike TV.
Oktagon Kickboxing President Carlo Di Blasi held a press conference to announce several marquee fights for the card, and of interest to Bellator fans will be a light heavyweight showdown between Brian Rogers (12-8) and Alessio Sakara (17-11, 2 NC).
Sakara is a longtime UFC veteran who was released in 2013 following a loss to Nico Musoke. Since that time, Sakara moved up from middleweight, and after finding new success at 205 pounds, he was signed by Bellator MMA specifically to debut on this card in Italy.