Nationality American Total 14 Years active 2007–present Weight 84 kg | Team Headhunter Combatives Height 1.88 m Reach 74 in (188 cm) Name John Salter | |
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Fighting out of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | ||
Saving America by John Salter
John Salter (born March 21, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist, who has fought in the middleweight division for the UFC, Strikeforce and now he is currently ranked #2 for Bellator MMA.
Contents
- Saving America by John Salter
- Shp 23 john salter vs fred weaver
- MMA career
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Strikeforce
- Armageddon
- Bellator MMA
- Championships and accomplishments
- References
He began his career training out of Birmingham, AL before making the move to Nashville, TN to train with NMMA in 2010. After two years in Nashville and marrying his wife, Lindsey Cate Salter, John moved to Fresno, CA to join Josh Koscheck and his team at Dethrone Base Camp. In 2015, John and his wife moved to Wilmington, NC where he and middleweight for the UFC Derek Brunson train together.
Shp 23 john salter vs fred weaver
MMA career
John Salter began training in wrestling at age 12, going on to win a 2002 state title while in high school. He went on to attend Lindenwood University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he won the 2007 NAIA National Wrestling Championship at 174 lbs.
Following college, Salter won various national grappling tournaments, including the 2007 NAGA Nationals (No-Gi, middleweight) Expert Division, as well as the 2007 Casca Grossa (No-Gi, 175 lb and up) Professional Division.
In addition, Salter began training kickboxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He made his amateur MMA debut in 2007 and compiled an undefeated record of 7-0. He made his professional debut in March 2009 at middleweight and has maintained a record of 8-2.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
On January 11, 2010, Salter made his UFC debut, stepping in as a last-minute replacement for Mike Massenzio against Gerald Harris at UFC Fight Night 20. Salter lost the fight due to TKO (strikes) in the 3rd round.
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. After 2:42 of the first round, MacDonald suffered a suspected broken ankle and Salter was declared the winner by TKO (injury).
Salter was expected to face Phil Baroni on August 28, 2010 at UFC 118, however Baroni was forced off the card with an injury. Late replacement Dan Miller defeated Salter via guillotine choke in the 2nd round.
Salter was released from the UFC with a 1-2 record.
Strikeforce
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. As a result, Salter was pulled from the card, but later re-added, fighting Casey Huffman who he defeated via TKO due to strikes in the 1st round.
Armageddon
Salter defeated former UFC fighter Kalib Starnes in the main event of AFC 6: Conviction for Armageddon FC in Victoria, BC, Canada, on June 18. This fight was for the AFC middleweight title belt.
Bellator MMA
In his Bellator MMA debut, Salter faced Dustin Jacoby on January 16, 2015 at Bellator 132. He won the fight via submission in the second round. On June 17, 2016 John faced the former Middle Weight title holder Brandon Halsey on the main card for Bellator 156. Salter won via submission by triangle choke.
Salter faced Kendall Grove at Bellator 181 on July 14, 2017. He won the fight via technical submission in the first round.
Salter is expected to face Anatoly Tokov at Bellator 188 on November 16, 2017.