Less than 24 hours separates Brandon Halsey (9-0) and Rafael Carvalho (11-1) from competing in the main event of “Bellator 144: Halsey vs. Carvalho” at Mohegan Sun Arena, in a battle for the vacant middleweight strap.
“Bellator 144: Halsey vs. Carvalho” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, while the stacked preliminary portion of the event will stream live on MMAWeekly.com at 7 p.m. ET.
Both men hit their required marks of 185 pounds, as did the remainder of the four-fight main card on Spike, which also features two welterweight pairings pitting Brennan Ward (11-3) against Dennis Olson (14-9) and Michael Page (8-0) versus Charlie Ontiveros (6-3). An exciting featherweight tilt rounds out the action, when Goiti Yamauchi (7-3) welcomes promotional newcomer Isao Kobayashi (18-2-4).
Main Card (Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET)
Brandon Halsey (185) vs. Rafael Carvalho (184)
Dennis Olson (170.5) vs. Brennan Ward (170.75)
Isao Kobayashi (145) vs. Goiti Yamauchi (145.75)
Charlie Ontiveros (169.25) vs. Michael Page (171)
Preliminary Card (MMAWeekly.com at 7 p.m. ET)
Marius Enache (150.75) vs. Pete Rogers (149)
Billy Giovanella (129.75) vs. Brandon Polcare (129.75)
Keenan Raymond (164) vs. Damien Trites (164.75)
Kin Moy (136) vs. Walter Smith-Cotito (134.75)
Matt Bessette (146) vs. Kevin Roddy (145.5)
Jeremie Holloway (170.75) vs. Matt Secor (170.75)
T.J. Hepburn (156) vs. Sam Watford (156)
Ilya Kotau (171) vs. Kemran Lachinov (169.75)
Kevin Haley (205.5) vs. Mike Zichelle (205)
