Saad Awad: Bellator 160 Headliners Henderson, Freire Don’t Deserve Title Shot

Saad Awad has been toiling in Bellator MMA’s lightweight division for more than three years now, but despite wins in four of his last five bouts, he admittedly has no idea where he stands in the title picture. Awad will face Derek Anderson in a featured bout at Bellator 160 on Friday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The evening’s main card, which is headlined by a lightweight title eliminator between Benson Henderson and Patricio Freire, airs on Spike TV at 10 p.m ET/9 p.m. CT. While a win would undoubtedly be a nice addition to Awad’s resume, again, it is unclear what it will mean for him in the division’s hierarchy. “To be honest I have no clue. I was on a roll, but I guess the guys [I was beating] weren’t popular,” Awad told Sherdog.com. “I thought it was doing something for me and I guess it wasn’t, so I don’t know where it puts me. I’m not gonna hold my breath and hope that it puts me in position for a title shot. I do plan on going out there and making a statement. If it doesn’t put me there at least it will open up some eyes so they can be aware of where I’m at.” Awad might have had a clearer path to a title shot had former champion Will Brooks not elected to sign with the UFC earlier this year. In his second Bellator MMA appearance in February 2013, Awad knocked out Brooks in 43 seconds — still the only loss on the American Top Team product’s ledger to this day. …

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