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

Санта Моника, Калифорнија. (Мај 5, 2016) – A welterweight matchup pitting “Cyborg” Santos (21-16) against Bellator MMA veteran Вие Авад (18-7) and a lightweight meeting featuring Адам Piccolot (7-0) наспроти Реј Вуд (6-1) биле додадени на главната карта на "Bellator 154: Дејвис против. Кинг Мо," which airs LIVE and FREE on SPIKE and takes place on May 14 на САП Центар во Сан Хозе, Калифорнија.

These matchups join an electric main event between light heavyweight phenoms “King Mo” (19-4, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) и Фил "Г-дин. Прекрасна "Дејвис (15-3, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави). Во прилог, a heavyweight bout between Сергеј Kharitonov (23-5) и Josh Appelt (12-5) will serve as the evening’s co-main event and undefeated Andre Fialho (6-0) ќе се соочи Rick Reger (7-1) in a welterweight feature fight.

The contests make up the televised portion of "Bellator 154: Дејвис против. Кинг Мо," which airs LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 8 вечер. И/7 вечер. CT while the preliminary card will stream live on Bellator.com и На Bellator мобилен стан со почеток во 6:30 вечер. И. Билети со почеток во само $30 и се на продажба сега во Bellator.com, Ticketmaster, и билетарата на САП Центар.

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. Во 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 Бренан Вард in his Bellator MMA debut at "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson.” Of his 21 career wins, the 38-year-old welterweight has recorded 12 капачките, 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 The heavy-handed Brazilian originally made four appearances under the Strikeforce banner from 2009 на 2011, before signing a multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA in March of 2016.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 наспроти. Shlemenko," with a unanimous decision win and then added to his admirable resume by finishing his 2015 campaign with a victory over Марио Сото на"Bellator 147: Thomson vs. Villaseca.” Правење на 2016 деби, 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: Ворен наспроти. 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.

Заврши "Bellator 154: Дејвис против. King Mo” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Main Event: Фил Дејвис (15-3, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Мухамед "Кинг Мо" Lawal (19-4, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Сергеј Kharitonov (23-5) наспроти. Josh Appelt (12-5)

Bellator МЛД Лесни Функција Бу: Адам Piccolot (7-0) наспроти. Реј Вуд (6-1)

Bellator МЛД боксер од полусредна категорија Функција Бу: Вие Авад (18-7) наспроти. Евангелиста "Киборг" Сантос (21-16)

Bellator МЛД боксер од полусредна категорија Функција Бу: Andre Fialho (6-0) наспроти. Rick Reger (7-1)

 

Прелиминарните картички:

Bellator МЛД (160 lb.) “VOW” Prelim Bout: Joshua Hardwick (Деби) наспроти. Jorge Acosta (1-1)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Prelim Bout: Виктор Џонс (0-1) наспроти. Ентони Тејлор (0-1)

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

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

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

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Prelim Bout: Josh San Diego (6-1) наспроти. Еремија Монаган (9-4)

Bellator МЛД (130 lb.) Catchweight Prelim Bout: Алвин Cacdac (16-12) наспроти. Darren Uyenoyama (10-5)

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

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

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

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Prelim Bout: James Chapman (Деби) наспроти. Sean Tucker (Деби)