Brandon Halsey will continue to fight in order to regain his middleweight title when he faces current champion John Salter at Bellator fight night 156. The fight was declared via a press release much to the excitement of mixed martial arts fans all across the country. Bellator fight night 156 is scheduled to take place on the 17th of June and will happen at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. The prelims will air on MMAJunkie and will be succeeded by the main card that will be telecasted on Spike.
Halsey has an impressive record both in MMA and BMAA, 9-1 and 7-1 respectively. Halsey in fact never lost his title by losing in a fight. He lost it simply because he could not make the weight division during a weigh in before a fight that was to happen against Kendall Grove on Bellator fight night 137. Halsey’s first career loss came against Rafael Carvalho courtesy of a well landed body kick by Carvalho in the second round of their fight in Bellator fight night 144.
Salter on the other hand is running high on confidence and has known nothing but winning ways for the past three fights. Salter is an experienced fighter and will be looking to get the upper hand over Halsey by sticking it out and tiring Halsey out before making his insidious moves. Salter is both a UFC and Strikeforce veteran and he only made his Bellator debut in his very last fight.
In his previous fight, Salter impressed highly when he executed a near perfect rear – naked choke hold on Dustin Jacoby during Bellator fight night 132 in the second round of their fight. However, Salter has been out of the sport since January of 2015 and this may not play out in his favor considering he has not been in the octagon in a competitive fight in over a year now.
This is going to be a tough one to predict, no fighter really has the edge over the other but they both have a lot to lose.
Author : Rory McGregor
