Bellator 264: Mousasi vs. Salter is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Bellator MMA that is expected to take place on August 13, 2021 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card (Showtime)
Middleweight Gegard Mousasi (c) vs. John Salter Middleweight Championship
Welterweight Andrey Koreshkov vs. Sabah Homasi
Bantamweight Raufeon Stots vs. Magomed Magomedov
Heavyweight Davion Franklin vs. Everett Cummings
Middleweight Ty Gwerder vs. Khadzhimurat Bestaev
Preliminary Card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Women's Featherweight Pam Sorenson vs. Roberta Paim Samad
Bantamweight Danny Sabatello vs. Johnny Campbell
Featherweight Sebastian Ruiz vs. Jeffrey Glossner
Light Heavyweight Orlando Mendoza vs. Jon McNeil
Featherweight Nekruz Mirkhojaev vs. James Adcock
Lightweight Justin Montalvo vs. Kendly St. Louis
Background
Current Bellator Middleweight World Champion Gegard Mousasi is set to make his first title defense against #1 ranked John Salter. Most recently, Mousasi defeated former Bellator Welterweight World Champion Douglas Lima, clearing his path to a shot at a second middleweight title run. Salter enters his title shot on August 13 riding a three-fight winning streak with victories over Chidi Njokuani, Andrew Kapel and Mousasi’s teammate Costello van Steenis. He enters the title bout winning six of his eight Bellator victories via submission.
Former Bellator welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov is scheduled to face Sabah Homasi in a welterweight bout. It will be Koreshkov's first appearance with the promotion since October 2019.
Two ranked bantamweights, the #3 ranked Magomed Magomedov and #4 ranked Raufeon Stots, were scheduled to compete at Bellator 263. On July 19, it was announced that the bout was scratched from the event and was rescheduled for this event.
A heavyweight bout between two undefeated fighters, Davion Franklin and Everett Cummings, was announced for the event's main card.
A middleweight bout between Ty Gwerder and Khadzhimurat Bestaev is scheduled as the opening fight of the main card.
Former Invicta FC featherweight champion Pam Sorenson is scheduled to make her Bellator debut against fellow promotional newcomer Roberta Samad in the featured preliminary bout.
Danny Sabatello is scheduled to face the 34-fight veteran Johnny Campbell in a bantamweight bout.
A heavyweight bout between #6 ranked Steve Mowry and Marcelo Golm was scheduled for this event; however on August 4 it was announced that Steve Mowry was scratched from the bout, with Golm now facing Kelvin Tiller on August 20 at Bellator 265.