John Salter was born on March 21,1985 and is an American retired mixed martial artist, he competed in the Middleweight division of Bellator MMA.
22 Facts About John Salter
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John Salter began training in wrestling at age 12, going on to win a 2002 Alabama state title while in high school.
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On January 11,2010, John Salter made his UFC debut, stepping in as a last-minute replacement for Mike Massenzio against Gerald Harris at UFC Fight Night 20.
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John Salter lost the fight due to TKO in the third round.
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John Salter was scheduled to face Nick Catone on May 8,2010, at UFC 113, but Catone was forced off the card with an injury and instead faced UFC veteran, Jason MacDonald.
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John Salter was expected to face Phil Baroni on August 28,2010, at UFC 118, however Baroni was forced off the card with an injury.
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John Salter was expected to make his Strikeforce debut against undefeated Yancy Medeiros at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs Saffiedine on January 7,2011, but Medeiros was forced from the bout with an injury.
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John Salter won the fight via submission in the second round.
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On June 17,2016, John Salter faced the former Middle Weight title holder Brandon Halsey on the main card for Bellator 156.
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John Salter faced Kendall Grove at Bellator 181 on July 14,2017.
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John Salter won the fight via technical submission in the first round.
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John Salter was expected to face Anatoly Tokov at Bellator 188 on November 16,2017.
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John Salter won the fight via submission in the first round.
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John Salter stepped in to replace Melvin Manhoef against Chidi Njokuani on November 30,2018, at Bellator 210.
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John Salter won the fight via submission in the first round.
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John Salter faced Costello van Steenis on November 8,2019, at Bellator 233.
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John Salter outlasted van Steenis and won the bout unanimous decision, becoming the first time that John Salter went to the judges.
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John Salter faced Andrew Kapel on August 21,2020, at Bellator 244.
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John Salter won the bout via arm-triangle choke in the third round.
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John Salter faced Gegard Mousasi for the Bellator Middleweight Championship on August 13,2021, at Bellator 264.
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John Salter faced Aaron Jeffrey on March 31,2023, at Bellator 293.
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John Salter won the fight via unanimous decision and announced his retirement during the post-fight interview.