Bellator’s return to its home base in California continues to build with the addition of a new welterweight bout.
Adam Piccolotti (9-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) will take on Goiti Yamauchi (21-3 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) at Bellator 183. Promotion officials announced the new booking today while also making official a previously announced welterweight booking between Paul Daley and Lorenz Larkin.
Bellator 183 takes place at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The card airs on Spike following prelims streamed on MMAjunkie, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.
Piccolotti will get yet another fight near his home base. From nearby Half Moon Bay, Calif., he has fought his past four Bellator fights in San Jose, making this fight his fifth in a row. This past November, he took a unanimous decision from Brandon Girtz at Bellator 165. Prior to that, his three previous Bellator bouts in San Jose were submission wins.
Yamauchi returned to lightweight this past fall after a featherweight loss to Bubba Jenkins. His return to the division at Bellator 162 resulted in a 61-second armbar submission of Ryan Couture. This past December, he submitted Valeriu Mircea at Bellator 168 in Italy, giving him his past four wins by submission.
The latest Bellator 183 card now includes:
-Benson Henderson vs. Patricky Freire
-Javy Ayala vs. Roy Nelson
-Paul Daley vs. Lorenz Larkin
-Aaron Pico vs. opponent TBA
-Adam Piccolotti vs. Goiti Yamauchi
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Adam Piccolotti vs. Goiti Yamauchi added to Bellator 183 in San Jose
