SANTA MONICA, Kalifornië. (April 19, 2016) – A middleweight matchup between Brandon "Bull" Halsey (9-1) en John Salter (11-3) has been added to the main card of "Bellator 156: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " Junie 17 binne Save Mart Center in Fresno, Kalifornië.

The fight joins a main card that features two of Bellator MMA’s top welterweights, in Chidi “Chidi Bang Bang” Njokuani (14-4) en Douglas “The Phenom” Lima (26-6), and a rematch between Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) en Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4), where the Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title will be on the line. Daarbenewens, eight preliminary contests have been added to the event.

"Bellator 156: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " eerste keer uitgestuur woon op Spike op 9 namiddag. EN/8 namiddag. CT, terwyl voorlopige Bouts live op sal stroom Bellator.com en Die Bellator Mobile App. Bykomende gevegte sal binnekort bekend gemaak word.

Kaartjies vir die geleentheid begin om net $25 and are currently on sale at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.

Halsey will be making his ninth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, and be looking to add to his impressive promotional mark of 7-1. The former Fresno State Bulldog began his professional career 9-0 before recently surrendering his first loss against the present Bellator MMA Middleweight titlistRafael Carvalho by "Bellator 144: Halsey vs. Carvalho. " The 29-year-old will look to start another long streak of victories when he challenges John Salter in main card action at "Bellator 156: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " Junie 17.

Salter comes into his bout with a professional record of 11-3 and is currently in the midst of a three-fight winning streak. In his Bellator MMA debut, Salter put an end to Dustin Jacoby’s night with a second-round, agter-naak verstik voorlegging aan “Bellator 132.” A native of Tennessee, Salter has stopped his opponent in all 11 of his victories and has only lost once in his last seven fights as a professional. With five knockout victories coming in the opening frame, look for the 31-year-old to come out swinging inside Save Mart Center in Fresno, Kalifornië.

Opgedateer “Bellator 156: Galvao vs.. Dantas” Fight Card:

Bellator Plaasmoorde kapokgewigtitel Bout: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Chidi Njokuani (14-4) vs. Douglas Lima (26-6)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Halsey (9-1) vs. John Salter (11-3)

Voorlopige Card:

Bellator Plaasmoorde lig swaargewig Voorlopige Bout: Jermaine McDermott (2-0) vs. Blake Watkins (5-0)

Bellator MMA 140lb. Preliminary Bout: Paul Ruiz (6-4) vs. Chris Buron (5-0)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Javy Ayala (8-5) vs. Josue “J.R.” Lugo (7-3)

Bellator Plaasmoorde Liggewig Voorlopige Bout: Nick Bustamante (5-1) vs. Antoine Smith (3-5)

Bellator Plaasmoorde Liggewig Voorlopige Bout: C.J. Keith (8-3) vs. Carrington Banks (4-0)

Bellator Plaasmoorde veertje Voorlopige Bout: Justin Smitley (10-7) vs Chris Avila (4-2)

Bellator Plaasmoorde lig swaargewig Voorlopige Bout: John Paul Elias (3-0) vs. TBA

Bellator Plaasmoorde lig swaargewig Voorlopige Bout: Chris Lewis (0-0) vs. Ernest James (0-0)