Adam Piccolotti vs. Mansour Barnaoui Headlines Bellator 287 in Milan on Oct. 29
A lightweight clash between Adam Piccolotti and Mansour Barnaoui will serve as the main event for Bellator 287.
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The announced preliminary card is as follows: Davy Gallon vs. Daniele Scatizzi at lightweight; Simon Biyong vs. Dragos Zubko at light heavyweight; Alfie Davis vs. Thibault Gouti at lightweight; Chiara Penco vs. Manuela Marconetto at strawweight; Yves Landu vs. Walter Cogliandro at featherweight; Costello van Steenis vs. Kamil Oniszczuk at middleweight; Niocolo Solli vs. Bourama Camara at welterweight and Steven Hill vs. Walter Pugliesi at middleweight.
The 33-year-old Piccolotti kicked off his 2022 campaign with a unanimous decision triumph against Georgi Karakhanyan at Bellator 274 on Feb. 19. “The Bomb” has been with the California-based promotion since 2015, compiling an 8-4 mark during his tenure.
France’s Barnaoui will enter his Bellator debut on a seven-fight winning streak. “The Afro-Samurai” has enjoyed plenty of success in other regional promotions, capturing titles in Road FC, M-1 Challenge and BAMMA. The 6-foot-tall Paris native owns a 19-4 career record and has finished all but one of his victories inside the distance. The losses on his resume are notable: Mateusz Gamrot, Islam Makhachev, Kevin Lee and Ivan Buchinger.
“Fans can be expecting that a true warrior is coming to Bellator, and I am motivated to win all my matches in impressive style,” said Barnaoui in a release. “My style is hard-hitting and tight submissions. I am a finisher: that's my style.”
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