Jordan Parsons to Meet Adam Piccolotti at Bellator 154 on May 14

Jordan Parsons will square off against Adam Piccolotti at Bellator 154, promotion officials announced Friday.

The lightweight bout will be part of the tent-pole event’s main card. Bellator 154 takes place at SAP Center in San Jose on May 14 and is headlined by a light heavyweight duel between Phil Davis and Muhammed Lawal. In the co-main event, Josh Thomson faces Michael Chandler in a pivotal 155-pound matchup. The evening’s main card airs on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.

Parsons began his promotional tenure with back-to-back victories but came up short in his most recent outing, losing a split decision to Bubba Jenkins at Bellator 146. The former Championship Fighting Alliance kingpin is 11-2 as a professional, with six triumphs coming inside the distance.

Piccolotti, meanwhile, is unbeaten in seven fights, including three wins under the Bellator MMA banner. Most recently, the 27-year-old Californian submitted Mario Soto with a second-round rear-naked choke at Bellator 147.

Ten bouts will round out the Bellator 154 undercard, which streams prior to the main draw on Bellator.com: Maurice Slade vs. Jorge Acosta at a 160-pound catch-weight; Victor Jones vs. Anthony Taylor at featherweight; Danasabe Mohammed vs. Martin Sano at welterweight; Josh Paiva vs. Steve Gruber at flyweight; Sam Spengler vs. Doyle Childs at welterweight; Josh San Diego vs. Jeremiah Labiano at bantamweight; Alvin Cacdac vs. Darren Uyenoyama at a 130-pound catch-weight; Thomas Diagne vs. Mark Dickman at featherweight and Stephanie Frausto vs. Jamielene Nievara at strawweight.