Saad Awad talks about using CBD products for recovery, his Bellator 201 fight with Ryan Couture, and the possibility of a 165lb weight class within MMA

On Bowks Talking Bouts #89, I welcomed back veteran MMA competitor Saad Awad to the program ahead of his Bellator 201 bout against Ryan Couture on June 29th.

 

 

 

We discussed overcoming a recent injury to get back to action, using CBD products for recuperative measures after hard sparring/ fights (1:56), finally feeling the love from Bellator in terms of promotional focus on his fights (3:15), his desire to compete for Bellator's Lightweight title (4:29), moves to establish 165lbs as a weight class and his wrestling prep ahead of fighting Couture (5:52), the big keys for Saad to get a W in his bout with Ryan Couture (8:49), his desire to compete against Roger Huerta and other opponents he would like to test his skills against in the future (10:24), his stance on people missing weight as a fighter who often takes catchweights/ jumps between classes (12:26), Anthony Bourdain passing away and his impact in the martial arts world (16:26), music he loves training to plus so much more!