Four fights have been added to the Bellator 242 lineup, complimenting a championship main and co-main event.
Before Ryan Bader defends his title against Vadim Nemkov, and Gegard Mousasi faces Douglas Lima for the vacant middleweight belt, lightweights [autotag]Sidney Outlaw[/autotag] and [autotag]Adam Piccolotti[/autotag] will square off.
MMA Junkie confirmed the booking with a promotion official following an initial report from Fansided.
Bellator 242 takes place May 9 at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The event airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Outlaw (14-4 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) debuted with the promotion with a victory over veteran Roger Huerta. However, in December, he stepped up as a short-notice replacement and was knocked out by Michael Chandler in 179 seconds.
Meanwhile, Piccolotti (12-3 MMA, 8-3 BMMA) has won three out of four fights entering Bellator 242. After he lost a split decision to former UFC champ Benson Henderson in April 2019, Piccolotti reentered the win column with a second-round submission of Jake Smith in September.
A welterweight fight between [autotag]Joaquin Lopez[/autotag] (5-1, 0-0 BMMA) and [autotag]James Terry[/autotag] (20-11 MMA, 4-5 BMMA), as well as a flyweight fight between [autotag]Jonathan Adams[/autotag] (0-1-1 MMA, 0-1-1 BMMA) and [autotag]Edwin De Los Santos[/autotag] (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and a 165-pound contractweight fight between [autotag]Mikey Gonzalez[/autotag] (7-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and [autotag]Arturo Hernandez[/autotag] (4-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA).
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With the additions, the Bellator 242 lineup is as follows:
- Ryan Bader vs. Vadim Nemkov – for light heavyweight title
- Gegard Mousasi vs. Douglas Lima – for vacant middleweight title
- Sidney Outlaw vs. Adam Piccolotti
- Joaquin Lopez vs. James Terry
- Jonathan Adams vs. Edwin De Los Santos
- Mikey Gonzalez vs Arturo Hernandez
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