BRANDON HALSEY & JOHN SALTER JOIN MAIN CARD OF ‘BELLATOR 156’ IN MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 19, 2016) – A middleweight matchup between Brandon "Bull" Halsey (9-1) ati John Salter (11-3) has been added to the main card of "Bellator 156: Galvao figagbaga. Dantas 2 " lori June 17 inu Fi Mart ile-iṣẹ ni Fresno, Calif.

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

"Bellator 156: Galvao figagbaga. Dantas 2 " airs gbe on Spike ni 9 p.m. ATI/8 p.m. CT, nigba ti alakoko bouts yoo san ifiwe lori Bellator.com ati The Bellator Mobile App. Afikun njà ni yoo kede Kó.

Tiketi fun awọn iṣẹlẹ bẹrẹ ni nikan $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 ni "Bellator 144: Halsey la. 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 figagbaga. Dantas 2 " lori June 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, ru-ni ihooho choke jupajusẹ silẹ ni “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.

Imudojuiwọn “Bellator 156: Galvao figagbaga. Dantas” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Bout: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) la. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)

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

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

Alakoko Kaadi:

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Alakoko Bout: Jermaine McDermott (2-0) la. Blake Watkins (5-0)

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

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Javy Ayala (8-5) la. JosueJ.R.Lugo (7-3)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Alakoko Bout: Nick Bustamante (5-1) la. Antoine Smith (3-5)

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

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

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Alakoko Bout: John Paul Elias (3-0) la. TBA

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Alakoko Bout: Chris Lewis (0-0) la. Ernest James (0-0)

 

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