Bellator MMA’s next tent-pole event is beginning to take shape. Sherdog.com confirmed with a promotion official on Tuesday that that Bellator 153 will feature a welterweight clash between new signee Evangelista Santos and Brennan Ward as well as a featherweight scrap pitting ex-champ Patricio Freire against John Teixeira da Conceicao. ESPN.com first reported Santos-Word, while Combate brought word of Freire-Teixeira.
Bellator 153 takes place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on April 22 and is headlined by a 170-pound title tilt between reigning champion Andrey Koreshkov and former UFC kingpin Benson Henderson.