The fight card is set for next month’s Bellator 126 event, which includes a title fight and a tournament final.

Headlining the card is a middleweight title fight between reigning champion Alexander Shlemenko (50-8 MMA, 11-2 BMMA) and challenger Brandon Halsey (7-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA), officials today announced.

Bellator 126 takes place Sept. 26 at Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix. The main card airs on Spike TV following prelims on Spike.com.

Shlemenko, who’s ranked No. 10 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA middleweight rankings, looks to rebound from a May non-title loss to light heavyweight Tito Ortiz. Prior to the pay-per-view defeat, the 30-year-old Russian had posted 13 consecutive victories, which included three straight title defenses.

He now takes on Halsey, who earned his title shot after winning a Season 10 tournament. The undefeated 27-year-old scored a decision victory over Joe Pacheco and a submission win over Brett Cooper to win the tournament. He’s now 5-0 overall in Bellator.

In the co-headliner, a lightweight tournament champion will be crowned when Patricky Freire (13-5 MMA, 6-4 BMMA), who advanced with knockouts of David Rickels and Derek Campos, takes on Marcin Held (19-3 MMA, 8-2 BMMA), who submitted Rodrigo Cavalheiro and Derek Anderson.

Rounding out the main card are featherweights Alejandro Villalobos (17-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Bubba Jenkins (7-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) and bantamweights Mike Richman (16-5 MMA, 5-4 BMMA) vs. Ed West (18-8 MMA, 4-3 BMMA).

The latest Bellator 126 lineup now includes:

MAIN CARD (Spike TV, 9 p.m. ET)

Champ Alexander Shlemenko vs. Brandon Halsey – for middleweight title

Marcin Held vs. Patricky Freire

Bubba Jenkins vs. Alejandro Villalobos

Mike Richman vs. Ed West

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(Pictured: Alexander Shlemenko)