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

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

"Bellator 156: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " sänds live på Spike på 9 p.m. OCH/8 p.m. CT, medan preliminära skjutningarna kommer strömma live på Bellator.com och Bellator Mobile App. Ytterligare slagsmål kommer att meddelas inom kort.

Biljetter till evenemanget börjar på endast $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 vid "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 " på juni 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, bakre naked choke underkastelse på “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.

Uppdaterad “Bellator 156: Galvao vs.. Dantas” Kampkort:

Bellator MMA Boxning Titel 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)

Preliminära kortet:

Bellator MMA Lätt tungvikt Preliminär 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 Lightweight Preliminär Bout: Nick Bustamante (5-1) vs. Antoine Smith (3-5)

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

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

Bellator MMA Lätt tungvikt Preliminär Bout: John Paul Elias (3-0) vs. TBA

Bellator MMA Lätt tungvikt Preliminär Bout: Chris Lewis (0-0) vs. Ernest James (0-0)