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Former Bellator fighter James Gallagher granted PFL release: ‘This is not the end’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:38:30 +0000

James Gallagher is the latest Bellator fighter to request his PFL release. Gallagher (12-3 MMA, 9-3 BMMA) has parted ways with PFL, the 28-year-old Irishman revealed Wednesday morning in an Instagram post. He joins the likes of Patrico Freire and Patricky Freire, Gegard Mousasi, Neiman Gracie and Kai Kamaka, who have all voiced their displeasure with the lack of activity ever since the merger between PFL and Bellator. Gallagher had nothing but nice things to say about his tenure as a Bellator featherweight. “I want to thank @pflmma for granting me my release out of my contract I signed up to Bellator as a 19 year old kid with a 3-0 record right into the main card in the @theo2london @bellatormma was something special. I’m so grateful for all the years of hard work that I put in that I could be the first Irish guy at the fore front for them in Ireland to build up @bellator.europe I put my heart in sole into each and every event

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James Gallagher out of PFL fight vs. Brahyan Zurcher, who now faces Marcirley Alves

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:42:53 +0000

Another James Gallagher fight has been canceled. Gallagher (12-3) is out of his Aug. 23 bout vs. Brahyan Zurcher (9-0) at 2024 PFL Playoffs 3 . The featherweight fight was expected to be a showcase prelim at The Anthem in Washington. MMA Junkie confirmed Gallagher’s exit from the card with a PFL official Wednesday after a post by Zurcher indicated the fight was off.

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Bellator Champions Series: Belfast results: Strong third round lifts Leandro Higo past James Gallagher

BAD MMA News — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 21:30:14 +0000

Leandro Higo and James Gallagher were pretty evenly matched until one of them pulled away late in their Bellator Champions Series: Belfast fight. Higo (23-6 MMA, 6-4 BMMA) used a strong third-round performance to close out a unanimous decision win over Gallagher (12-3 MMA, 9-3 BMMA) on Friday at SSE Arena. After 15 minutes, all three judges saw the fight 29-28 in Higo’s favor, which was hard to argue. After a cautious few minutes from both men in Round 1, Higo landed the first big shot when he wobbled Gallagher with a spinning elbow with about 1:45 remaining. Higo pointed at Gallagher and then rushed in to take him down to the mat. Gallagher did his best from bottom position to try for an ankle lock, but Higo punished him with ground-and-pound to ensure the round was his

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James Gallagher confirms Bellator Champions Series fight vs. Leandro Higo a title eliminator

BAD MMA News — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 22:29:05 +0000

Fight fans don’t often get to see James Gallagher compete in the cage as much as he’d like, but he’s still inching closer to his first major promotional title opportunity. At a Bellator Champions Series: Belfast virtual pre-fight news conference Wednesday, Gallagher (12-2) said should he defeat opponent Leandro Higo (22-6) on Friday at SSE Arena, which confirmed similar language used by the promotion when the fight was announced. “They have told me I’ll fight for the world title when I beat Leandro this weekend,” Gallagher said. “They’ve already confirmed that to me

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James Gallagher vs. Jeremy Kennedy joins Bellator 302 lineup in Belfast

BAD MMA News — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 18:03:15 +0000

James Gallagher will return on home soil. Gallagher (12-2 MMA, 9-2 BMMA) meets Jeremy Kennedy (19-3 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) in a featherweight bout at Bellator 302 March 22 in Belfast in Northern Ireland at SSE Arena. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie following an initial report from Severe MMA . Gallagher returned for the first time since a November 2021 loss to current bantamweight champion Patchy Mix when he edged out James Gonzalez this past August at Bellator 298 – his first win since October 2020. He has won five of his past six.

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James Gallagher vs. Jeremy Kennedy joins Bellator 302 lineup in Belfast

BAD MMA News — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 18:03:15 +0000

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Bellator 298′s James Gallagher would punch ‘little f*cking clown’ Danny Sabatello at 145 – if he didn’t have to listen to him

BAD MMA News — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 20:01:32 +0000

After 21 months without action that included two fights he had to pull out of, James Gallagher finally made the walk again Friday. What Gallagher (12-2 MMA, 9-2 BMMA) got from James Gonzalez (10-7 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) was a stiff test – perhaps stiffer than he expected – but he escaped Sioux Falls, S.D., with a split decision on the main card at Bellator 198 for his first win since October 2020.

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James Gallagher def. James Gonzalez at Bellator 298: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 05:28:15 +0000

Check out these photos from James Gallagher ’s victory over James Gonzalez at Bellator 298 in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Photos courtesy of Bellator MMA)

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James Gallagher gets new Bellator 298 opponent after Cris Lencioni removed

BAD MMA News — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 22:46:02 +0000

James Gallagher has a new Bellator 298 opponent following the removal of Cris Lencioni . James Gonzalez , a teammate of UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling, has accepted the bout and will battle Gallagher in a bantamweight matchup Aug. 11 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. A promotion official with knowledge of the matchup Monday confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie following an initial report by MMA Fighting . Gonzalez (10-6 MMA, 1-1 BMMA), 32, is a training partner of Sterling’s at Longo and Weidman MMA in Garden City, N.Y

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Cris Lencioni officially pulled from James Gallagher fight as Bellator 298 adds five new bouts

BAD MMA News — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 17:28:39 +0000

The Bellator 298 lineup unsurprisingly has lost a fight while gaining five others. In a press release announcing the five new bouts Thursday, Bellator also removed James Gallagher vs. Cris Lencioni from the lineup. While the release made no mention of Lencioni’s removal, a promotion official confirmed to MMA Junkie that he won’t compete at Bellator 298 after it was revealed last week that the 28-year-old is in intensive care following a cardiac arrest suffered in training. There haven’t been any updates on his condition since. Bellator intends to find a replacement for Gallagher, who hasn’t competed since a submission loss to current interim bantamweight champion Patchy Mix in November 2021.

Cris Lencioni officially pulled from James Gallagher fight as Bellator 298 adds five new bouts – MMA Junkie