Benson Henderson seemingly hit his stride last year and will look to keep the momentum going at Bellator 220.
Henderson, the fomer UFC lightweight champion, hopes to earn his third straight victory when he meets Adam Piccolotti at Bellator. Also booked on the card, ex-Bellator light heavyweight champion Phil Davis will take on Liam McGeary in a rematch of their 2016 title fight.
Both fights first were reported by ESPN.com. A Bellator official subsequently confirmed the bookings to MMA Junkie.
Bellator 220 takes place April 27 at SAP Center in San Jose with a main card that streams on DAZN followed by prelims on MMAjunkie.
A rough start to Henderson’s run in Bellator has given way to his first winning streak since 2015. Henderson (26-8 MMA, 3-3 BMMA) is coming off back-to-back victories over Roger Huerta and Saad Awad by submission and decision, respectively. Piccolotti (11-2 MMA, 7-2 BMMA), meanwhile, is riding the wave of a two-fight winning streak of his own after losing two in a row.
Davis (19-5 MMA, 6-2 BMMA), who won the light heavyweight title with a unanimous decision over McGeary, will look to rebound from a split-decision loss to Vadim Nemkov last November. McGeary (13-3 MMA, 10-3 BMMA) snapped a two-fight skid in December with a TKO win over Muhammed Lawal at Bellator 213.
With the additions, the Bellator 220 lineup now includes:
- Champ Rory MacDonald vs. Jon Fitch – welterweight grand prix quarterfinal
- Champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Veta Arteaga – for women’s flyweight title
- Benson Henderson vs. Adam Piccolotti
- Phil Davis vs. Liam McGeary
- Diego Herzog vs. Jordan Williams
- Jamario Mulder vs. Tom Ponce de Leon
- Matt Perez vs. Justin Tenedora
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