Rafael Carvalho has the longest tenure among the current Bellator champions, going for his fourth title defense in less than three years as the middleweight kingpin, but feels that Friday’s Bellator 200 main event against Gegard Mousasi is the moment that everything will finally change for him.
Carvalho successfully defended his 185-pound against Melvin Manhoef (twice) and Alessio Sakara, improving to 6-0 under the Bellator banner with four knockout stoppages, but for some people he hasn’t beaten a true top middleweight contender yet.
If victorious against Mousasi in London, Carvalho think fans will finally see him as a force in the division.