Alessio Sakara finishing Joey Beltran (photo via Bellator)

By FCF Staff

Bellator 168 took place on Saturday in Florence, Italy, and in the headliner, Italy’s own Alessio Sakara stopped American Joey Beltran.

Sakara finished the fellow UFC vet at the 1:20 mark of the opening round with strikes. The win extended Sakara’s winning streak to three, and his overall record to 19-11. Beltran’s record now sits at 17-14.

Here are the official results for the card.

Alessio Sakara def. Joey Beltran via TKO (punches) R1, 1:20

Goiti Yamauchi def. Valeriu Mircea via submission (triangle choke) R1, 3:33

Ed Ruth def. Emanuele Palombi via TKO (punches) R1, 1:33

Kleber Raimundo Silva def. Philipe Lins via TKO (punches) R2, 3:42

John Salter def. Claudio Annicchiarico via TKO (strikes) R1, 1:40