At Bellator 264 on Friday, Gegard Mousasi will attempt to strengthen his case as Bellator MMA’s greatest middleweight, and further pad his already remarkable career ledger.
“The Dreamcatcher,” who won the vacant title in a one-sided thumping of then-welterweight champ Douglas Lima at Bellator 250 last October, is already the first two-time belt holder in the history of the division, and in Friday’s main event, he will seek to become the first to successfully defend the middleweight title during two separate reigns. Standing in his way will be John Salter, the grappling specialist whose only loss in nine Bellator appearances came against former champ Rafael Lovato Jr.