Carvalho retains middleweight title at Bellator 155 in Boise

Rafael Carvalho (13-1) beat Melvin Manhoef (30-13-1) by split decision in a middleweight championship bout at Bellator 155 on Friday at CenturyLink Arena.

All three judges scored the five-round fight 28-27, with Carvalho winning on two scorecards.

Additional main card winners were Pat Curran by unanimous decision over Georgi Karakh, Alexis Dufresne over Marloes Coenen by first-round submission, and Chase Gormley over Joey Beltran by split decision in a heavyweight fight. Dan Charles and Augusto Sukai fought to a heavyweight draw. Winners on the preliminary card were Scott Thometz, Veta Arteaga, Jesse Brock, Joe Hamilton, Casey Johnson, Vince Morales, Will Noland and Marcin Held.

This story was originally published May 20, 2016 at 11:48 PM with the headline "Carvalho retains middleweight title at Bellator 155 in Boise."