Kharitonov vs. Appelt Pulled From Bellator 154

MMA Junkie reports that a heavyweight fight between Sergei Kharitonov (23-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and Josh Appelt (12-5 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) has been pulled from Bellator 154 due to Kharitonov suffering an illness. The event goes head-to-head with the preliminary card of UFC 198 on Saturday. It happens at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The main card airs on Spike TV after preliminary fights on MMAjunkie. Here’s the current card:

MAIN CARD (Spike, 8 p.m. ET)
* Phil Davis vs. Muhammed Lawal
* Adam Piccolotti vs. Ray Wood
* Andre Fialho vs. Rick Reger
* Saad Awad vs. Evangelista Santos

PRELIMINARY CARD (Online, 6:30 p.m. ET)
* Jorge Acosta vs. Joshua Hardwick
* Victor Jones vs. Anthony Taylor
* Danasabe Mohammed vs. Martin Sano
* Steve Gruber vs. Josh Paiva
* Doyle Childs vs. Sam Spengler
* Jeremiah Labiano vs. Josh San Diego
* Alvin Cacdac vs. Darren Uyenoyama
* Thomas Diagne vs. Mark Dickman
* Stephanie Frausto vs. Jamielene Nievara
* Brandon Hester vs. Nick Pica
* James Chapman vs. Sean Tucker