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5 Things You Might Not Know About Mansour Barnaoui
Wonder and uncertainty surround Mansour Barnaoui’s arrival in Bellator MMA.
The Tunisia-born Frenchman will make his hotly anticipated promotional debut opposite Adam Piccolotti in the Bellator 287 main event on Saturday at Allianz Cloud Arena in Milan, Italy. Barnaoui enters the cage on the strength of a seven-fight winning streak, hence the wonder. However, he has not fought since he submitted A-Sol Kwon with a first-round rear-naked choke to claim the Road Fighting Championship lightweight crown on May 18, 2019, hence the uncertainty.
As Barnaoui approaches his showdown with Piccolotti at 155 pounds, here are five things you might not know about him:
1. He maximized his youthful ambition.