The main card of BELLATOR 263: Mousasi vs. Salter Airs nyob rau showtime 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, while the preliminary portion of the event will stream live at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT Nyob rau Bellator MMA YouTube, Showtime kev ua kis las YouTube thiab pluto tv. Additional contests for the event will be announced shortly.
Tickets for the event go on sale next Thursday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 1 at BELLATOR.com and Ticketmaster.com with a pre-sale taking place on Wednesday, Lub rau hli ntuj 30.
Fighting out of Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands, Mousasi has cemented legendary status within the sport, having won titles with multiple promotions across a 56-fight career. Uas nyuam qhuav, Mousasi defeated former BELLATOR Welterweight Champion Douglas Lima, clearing his path to a shot at a second middleweight title run. With victories in his storied career against Lyoto Machida, Rory MacDonald, Chris Weidman, Vitor Belfort, Jacare Souza, Dan Henderson and Mark Hunt, the Dutch MMA legend now faces a stiff challenge from John Salter.
North Carolina’s Salter enters his title shot on August 13 riding a three-fight winning streak with victories over Chidi Njokuani, Andrew Kapel and Mousasi’s teammate Costello van Steenis. The 36-year-old boasts a suffocating grappling and wrestling repertoire, ending six of his eight BELLATOR victories via submission. The bout will be Salter’s tenth with the promotion and his first opportunity to capture BELLATOR gold.
BELLATOR MMA 263: Mousasi vs. Salter Main Card:
Friday, Lub yim hli ntuj 13 – Live on SHOWTIME
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Middleweight World Title Main Event: C-Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2) vs. #1-John Salter (18-4)
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