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Evangelista Santos gets quick turnaround, meets Saad Awad at Bellator 154

A welterweight clash between Evangelista Santos and Saad Awad was added to the main card of Bellator 154, sources told MMA Fighting. The event takes place May 14 at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.

Santos (21-16) tapped Brennan Ward in just 30 seconds in his promotional debut on April 22, and enters the cage coming off back-to-back wins since coming off of retirement in 2016. During his 20-year MMA career, "Cyborg" has fought the likes of Melvin Manhoef, Mauricio Rua, Nick Diaz, Gegard Mousasi, Francis Carmont and Marius Zaromskis.