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Bellator 144 gets second title fight with Brandon Halsey vs. Rafael Carvalho

Two titles will be on the line Oct. 23, as former middleweight champion Brandon Halsey will vie for Bellator's vacant 185-pound strap against streaking Brazilian Rafael Carvalho in Bellator 144's co-headlining bout.

Bellator officials announced the match-up on Monday. Eduardo Dantas looks to recapture his bantamweight title against Marcos Galvao in the night's main event.

The undefeated Halsey (9-0) was stripped of his Bellator middleweight title after missing weight by over three pounds in his most recent bout, which he won via fourth-round TKO against Kendall Grove.