SANTA MONICA, Calif. (April 19, 2016) – A middleweight matchup between Brandon "Bull" Halsey (9-1) u John Salter (11-3) has been added to the main card of "Bellator 156: Galvão vs. Dantas 2 " dwar Ġunju 17 ġewwa Ħlief Mart Center fi Fresno, Calif.

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

"Bellator 156: Galvão vs. Dantas 2 " arijiet jgħixu fuq Spike fil 9 p.m. U/8 p.m. CT, filwaqt li bouts preliminari se stream live fuq Bellator.com u Il-Mobile App Bellator. Tissielet addizzjonali se jitħabbru dalwaqt.

Biljetti għall-avveniment jibda fil biss $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 fi "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: Galvão vs. Dantas 2 " dwar Ġunju 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, sottomissjoni ċowk rear-naked fil “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, Calif.

Aġġornat “Bellator 156: Galvão vs. Dantas” Karta tal-Ġlieda:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Titolu Bout: Marcos Galvão (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)

Card preliminari:

Bellator MMA Dawl Heavyweight Preliminari 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 MMA irqiq Preliminari Bout: Nick Bustamante (5-1) vs. Antoine Smith (3-5)

Bellator MMA irqiq Preliminari Bout: C.J. Keith (8-3) vs. Carrington Banks (4-0)

Bellator MMA featherweight Preliminari Bout: Justin Smitley (10-7) vs Chris Avila (4-2)

Bellator MMA Dawl Heavyweight Preliminari Bout: John Paul Elias (3-0) vs. TBA

Bellator MMA Dawl Heavyweight Preliminari Bout: Chris Lewis (0-0) vs. Ernest James (0-0)