Saad Awad will face Ryan Couture in a 160-pound catchweight affair in the Bellator 201 co-main event.
A promotion official confirmed the pairing with Sherdog.com on Monday following an initial report from MMAjunkie.com. Bellator 201 takes place on June 29 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif., and is headlined by a women’s flyweight championship clash between Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Alejandra Lara.
Awad, a 16-time Bellator veteran, has been victorious in his last three appearances with the California-based promotion. Most recently, the 34-year-old Millennia MMA representative outpointed J.