SAAD AWAD-‘CYBORG’ SANTOS & ADAM PICCOLOTTI-RAY WOOD ARE OFFICIAL

Santa Monica, CALIF. (Мамыр 5, 2016) – A welterweight matchup pitting “Cyborg” Santos (21-16) against Bellator MMA veteran Сіз Ауад (18-7) and a lightweight meeting featuring Адам Piccolot (7-0) қарсы Ray Wood (6-1) негізгі картасына қосылған «Bellator 154: Дэвис В.С.. King Mo,« which airs LIVE and FREE on SPIKE and takes place on May 14 Сан-Хосе қаласында SAP орталығында, Калифорния.

These matchups join an electric main event between light heavyweight phenoms “King Mo” (19-4, 1 NC) мен Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (15-3, 1 NC). Одан басқа, a heavyweight bout between Сергей Харитонов (23-5) мен Josh Appelt (12-5) will serve as the evening’s co-main event and undefeated Andre Fialho (6-0) тап болады Rick Reger (7-1) in a welterweight feature fight.

The contests make up the televised portion of «Bellator 154: Дэвис В.С.. King Mo,« which airs LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 8 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/7 p.m. CT while the preliminary card will stream live on Bellator.com мен Беллатор қосымша бастап 6:30 p.m. ЖӘНЕ. Tickets start at just $30 және Bellator.com қазір сату болып табылады, Ticketmaster, and the SAP Center Box Office.

After beginning his career with five consecutive victories, the 32-year-old Saad Awad has continued to put together an impressive resume, including significant wins over the likes of Joe Duarte, Sergio Rios, and most recently Rob Sinclair. A 10-time veteran of Bellator MMA, “Assassin” has three first-round knockout wins, two of which came in the first 45 seconds of the bout. Жылы 2013, the California native handed Will Brooks the only loss of his career thus far, stopping hiim with a punch only 43-seconds into the fight.

“Cyborg” Santos has begun his 2016 campaign with a bang, recording victories in each of his first two bouts, including a crowd-silencing win over hometown favorite Бреннан Ward in his Bellator MMA debut at «Bellator 153: Корешков В.С.. Henderson.” Of his 21 career wins, the 38-year-old welterweight has recorded 12 нокдауны, 10 of which came in the opening frame of the bout. The heavy-handed Brazilian originally made four appearances under the Strikeforce banner from 2009 қарай 2011, before signing a multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA in March of 2016. “Cyborg” will look to add to his current winning streak when he challenges Saad Awad, who will be moving up in weight class to 170-pounds.

The 27-year-old Piccolotti has been flawless early in his young career, earning victories in all seven of his professional bouts, including three wins since joining the Bellator MMA team. A native of Northern California, he made his promotional debut against Andrew Ramm at «Bellator 133: Manhoef В.С.. Shlemenko,« with a unanimous decision win and then added to his admirable resume by finishing his 2015 campaign with a victory over Марио Soto жанында«Bellator 147: Thomson vs. Villaseca.” Өз жасау 2016 дебют, the submission specialist will have little time to prepare for his new opponent Ray Wood as the two look to square off on May 14 at the SAP Center.

Ray “All Business” Wood made a splash in his Bellator MMA debut, when he finished Chris Jones with a spinning-back fist that resulted in a first round knockout at «Bellator 151: Уоррен В.С.. Caldwell.” The 26-year-old Maine native has begun his professional career with a flashy 6-1 рекорд, including four knockout victories and two first-round finishes. After beginning his career under the direction of regional promotions, Wood now has his eyes set on establishing himself among the top of Bellator’s always-competitive featherweight division. Watch the fight below.

«Беллатор аяқтаңыз 154: Дэвис В.С.. King Mo” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Main Event: Phil Дэвис (15-3, 1 NC) VS. Мұхаммед «King Мо» Лаваль (19-4, 1 NC)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Сергей Харитонов (23-5) VS. Josh Appelt (12-5)

Беллатор MMA Жеңіл ерекшелігі Bout: Адам Piccolot (7-0) VS. Ray Wood (6-1)

Беллатор MMA салмағы ерекшелігі Bout: Сіз Ауад (18-7) VS. Евангелиста «Cyborg» Сантос (21-16)

Беллатор MMA салмағы ерекшелігі Bout: Andre Fialho (6-0) VS. Rick Reger (7-1)

 

Алдын ала Card:

Беллатор MMA (160 lb.) “VOW” Prelim Bout: Joshua Hardwick (Дебют) VS. Jorge Acosta (1-1)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Prelim Bout: Виктор Jones (0-1) VS. Энтони Тейлор (0-1)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Prelim Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (3-0) VS. Martin Sano (4-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Prelim Bout: Josh Paiva (7-1) VS. Steven Gruber (5-1)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Prelim Bout: Sam Spengler (8-5) VS. Doyle Childs (2-1)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Prelim Bout: Josh San Diego (6-1) VS. Еремия Monaghan (9-4)

Беллатор MMA (130 lb.) Catchweight Prelim Bout: Элвин Cacdac (16-12) VS. Darren Uyenoyama (10-5)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Prelim Bout: Томас Diagne (5-5-1) VS. Марк Dickman (10-2)

Bellator MMA Strawweight Prelim Bout: Stephanie Frausto (5-5) VS. Jamielene Nievara (3-1)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Prelim Bout: Andres Alcantar (3-0) VS. Ник Pica (5-0)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Prelim Bout: James Chapman (Дебют) VS. Sean Tucker (Дебют)