Bellator 168: "Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2" and Bellator Kickboxing: "Florence" both take place Dec. 10, 2016, at Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy. It's the follow-up to a successful hybrid show in Torino, Italy, this past April. Additional mixed martial arts (MMA) bouts to support the Rafael Carvalho vs. Melvin Manhoef rematch for the Middleweight title will be announced at a later date, but for now three new fights have been added to shore up the kickboxing card.
Familiar face Joe "Stitch 'Em Up" Schilling (19-9) will go against Victorio Lermano (30-7) at Middleweight. Schilling looks to get back on track after a spinning backfist loss to Hisaki Kato, but like the aforementioned Ross he's facing a foe with more experience as a professional.