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Saad Awad Eyeing Trilogy Bout with Bellator Lightweight Champion Will Brooks

Saad Awad wants a third meeting with Will Brooks. | Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com

The first two meetings between Saad Awad and Will Brooks were a study in contrasts.

In their first fight at Bellator 91, Awad shocked Brooks with a 43-second knockout victory -- the first and only defeat of the American Top Team product’s professional career. Their rematch took on a decidedly different tone, as “Ill Will” grounded his opponent repeatedly en route to a unanimous verdict.

That triumph was part of Brooks’ current seven-fight tear, a streak that includes back-to-back wins over Michael Chandler and his first successful title defense against Dave Jansen at Bellator 136 last week.