Rafael Carvalho could be running out of time and opportunities.
The former Bellator MMA middleweight champion will set out in search of his first win since 2019 when he locks horns with Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov as part of the Bellator 277 undercard on Friday at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Carvalho, who turns 36 in July, enters the cage on a career-worst three-fight losing streak. He last appeared at Bellator 258, where he wound up on the wrong side of a split verdict against Lorenz Larkin on May 7.