The Bellator 154 main card has a late new addition, as Evangelista Santos will make a short turnaround to face Saad Awad on May 14 in San Jose, Calif.
Sherdog.com confirmed the welterweight pairing with a promotion official following an initial report from MMAFighting.com. Bellator 154 takes place at the SAP Center and is headlined by a light heavyweight showdown between Phil Davis and Muhammed Lawal. The main card airs on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.
Santos made his promotional debut at Bellator 153 on April 22, when he submitted the favored Brennan Ward with a heel hook 30 seconds into the opening stanza of their 170-pound encounter.