Bellator – Thackerville Fight Card Update: Rafael Carvalho vs Chidi Njokuani

Former Bellator middleweight champion Brazilian Rafael Carvalho will square off with Chidi Njokuani of United States at Bellator – Thackerville on July 12, 2019, according to a report from MMA Fighting citing multiple sources.

Rafael Carvalho is 32 years old. The fighter holds #2 spot in the Bellator Middleweight rankings and has a professional record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws (6-2-0 Bellator).

Rafael Carvalho’s last 6 fights

Date	Event	Opponent	Result	Method
December 15, 2018	Bellator 213 – Macfarlane vs. Letourneau	Lyoto Machida	Loss	Decision (Split), Round 3
May 25, 2018	Bellator 200 – Carvalho vs. Mousasi	Gegard Mousasi	Loss	TKO (Punches), Round 1
December 9, 2017	Bellator 190 – Carvalho vs. Sakara	Alessio Sakara	Win	KO (Elbow), Round 1
April 8, 2017	Bellator 176 – Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2	Melvin Manhoef	Win	KO (Head Kick), Round 4
May 20, 2016	Bellator 155 – Carvalho vs. Manhoef	Melvin Manhoef	Win	Decision (Split), Round 5
October 23, 2015	Bellator 144 – Halsey vs. Carvalho	Brandon Halsey	Win	KO (Body Kick), Round 2

Chidi Njokuani, whose age is 30, holds a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws (5-2-0 Bellator). The American fighter is currently ranked #9 in the division.

Chidi Njokuani’s last 6 fights

Date	Event	Opponent	Result	Method
November 30, 2018	Bellator 210 – Njokuani vs. Salter	John Salter	Loss	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), Round 1
December 1, 2017	Bellator 189 – Budd vs. Blencowe 2	Hisaki Kato	Win	Decision (Unanimous), Round 3
August 25, 2017	Bellator 182 – Koreshkov vs. Njokuani	Andrey Koreshkov	Loss	TKO (Punches and Elbows), Round 1
January 27, 2017	Bellator 171 – Guillard vs. Njokuani	Melvin Guillard	Win	Decision (Unanimous), Round 3
December 3, 2016	Bellator 167 – Taimanglo vs. Caldwell 2	Andre Fialho	Win	TKO (Punches), Round 1
June 17, 2016	Bellator 156 – Galvao vs. Dantas 2	Thiago Jambo Goncalves	Win	KO (Body Kick and Punches), Round 3