Brandon Halsey Ex-champ Brandon Halsey was punished for missing weight for his Bellator middleweight title fight earlier this year when he was stripped of his title belt . “The Bull” said he learned a lesson about professionalism from the situation, but losing the belt didn’t have a particularly devastating impact on his life or career – especially because he has the chance to regain the gold one fight later at Bellator 144. “I was always the champion; you have to get your belt taken from you by losing, not because of some controversy,” Halsey told MMAjunkie
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After being stripped of Bellator title, Brandon Halsey claims he’s ‘still the champ’ – MMA Junkie