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Professional mixed martial artist competing in the Bellator MMA Middleweight division.
Bellator 233: Salter vs. van Steenis took place on November 8, 2019 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The event aired on Paramount Network and DAZN. The main event featured a middleweight bout between John Salter and Costello van Steenis.
MMA Fighting will have Bellator 244, Bader vs. Nemkov fight card at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT., on August 22, 2020. In the main event, Bellator double champion Ryan Bader will defend his light heavyweight title against Vadim Nemkov.
Bellator 293: Golm vs. James was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on March 31, 2023, at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California, United States. The main event of Bellator 293 was a heavyweight match between No. 5-ranked Marcelo Golm and No. 8-ranked Daniel James. Top-ranked Cat Zingano faced the No. 4-ranked Leah McCourt in the co-main event of the card. The main card will also include a middleweight battle between No. 4-ranked John Salter and No. 6-ranked Aaron Jeffrey and a welterweight matchup between No. 10-ranked Jaleel Willis and Rustam Khabilov, a 13-fight UFC veteran who will be making his Bellator debut.
Adam Borics vs. Mads Burnell (Featherweight) Phil Davis vs. Julius Anglickas (Light Heavyweight) John Salter vs. Johnny Eblen (Middleweight) Jay Jay Wilson vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov (Lightweight)
Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The thirteenth Challengers episode took place on January 7, 2011 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee
Galvao vs. Dantas 2 took place June 20, 2016 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.
Bellator 168: Sakara vs Beltran will be held on December 10, 2016 at the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV. In the main event, Alessio Sakara faces Joey Beltran. Sakara made his Bellator debut earlier this year at the first Bellator event in Italy and defeated Brian Rogers by knockout in the second round. The event will also feature Bellator Kickboxing bouts including an anticipated female flyweight rematch between Denise Kielholtz and Gloria Peritore, the woman who defeated her this past June. The bout will be for the inaugural Bellator Kickboxing Female Flyweight World Championship.
Bellator 181: Girtz vs. Campos 3 took place on July 14, 2017, at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The main event featured Brandon Girtz against Derek Campos in a rubber match. Campos won the pair's initial meeting in June 2013 at Bellator 96 by unanimous decision. Girtz avenged the loss in November 2015 at Bellator 146, where he won by knockout in the first round.
Bellator 188: Lahat vs. Labiano took place on November 16, 2017 at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. The event aired on Spike TV. The main event featured a match between Noad Lahat and Jeremiah Labiano. The card also featured Dutch kickboxing standout Denise Kielholtz's second MMA fight.
Bellator 205: McKee vs. Macapá took place on September 21, 2018 at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. The event aired live on Paramount Network and DAZN. The event was expected to see a featherweight main event featuring A. J. McKee and former champion Pat Curran, but Curran was pulled due to injury. McKee instead faced John Macapá. Goiti Yamaguchi was expected to fight Patricky Freire on the card but pulled out before the fight due to injury. Freire instead faced Roger Huerta.