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James Gallagher: ‘Kirill Medvedovski Will Realize There’s no Escape For Him’

James Gallagher feels prepared for his third Bellator bout. Gallagher will compete against Kirill Medvedovski this Friday night (Feb. 24) inside the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It’ll be Medvedovski’s second appearance inside the Bellator cage. “The Strabanimal,” who trains at SBG Ireland, is perfect five bouts into his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. He […]

New Main Event Announced For Bellator 173

Bellator MMA had to scramble once again for a new main event for this Friday’s Bellator 173 event in at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The prelims will air on bellator.spike.com while the four bout main card will air on Spike at 9 p.m. ET. On Monday, Bellator officials announced that Chris Fields

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On Monday, Bellator officials announced that Chris Fields had been forced out of the main event against former Bellator light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary (11-1). Then it was announced that McGeary would fight promotional newcomer Vladimir Filipovic (8-2) at the event. Just 48 hours later, Bellator confirmed that Filipovic is out too due visa issues. Now, McGeary will be fighting Brett McDermott (7-4) on just two days notice.

McDermott has six of his seven career wins by knockout and fought Bellator heavyweight Oli Thompson in December 2014 as well as Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal in December 2015 under the Rizin FF banner. He went 2-1 in 2016.

James Gallagher vs. Kirill Medvedovsky in a featherweight bout will serve as the co-main event of Bellator 173. Rounding out the main card will be Sinead Kavanagh vs. Iony Razafiarison in a women’s catchweight bout and Colin Fletcher vs. Alex Lohore in a welterweight bout. Here is the updated card for the event:

MAIN CARD (Spike, 9 p.m. ET via tape delay)

Liam McGeary vs. Brett McDermott

James Gallagher vs. Kirill Medvedovsky

Sinead Kavanagh vs. Iony Razafiarison

Colin Fletcher vs. Alex Lohore

PRELIMINARY CARD (Online)

Norman Parke vs. Paul Redmond

Dominique Wooding vs. Andy Young – for BAMMA interim world flyweight title

Damien Lapilus vs. Ronnie Mann – for vacant BAMMA world featherweight title

Rhys McKee vs. Myles Price – for BAMMA Lonsdale lightweight title

Pelu Adetola vs. John Redmond

Jai Herbert vs. Steve Owens

Daniel Rutkowski vs. Niall Smith

Ross McCorriston vs. Blaine O’Driscoll

Stephen Kilifin vs. Andrew Murphy

Daniel Olejniczak vs. Jonathan Reid

Glenn Irvine vs. Keith McCabe

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Liam McGeary Wants to Rip Vladimir Filipovic’s Head Off at Bellator 173

A change in opponent doesn’t appear to bother Liam McGeary. This Friday night (Feb. 24), the former Bellator light heavyweight champion will do battle with Vladimir Filipovic inside the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. McGeary was originally scheduled to meet Chris Fields, but Fields went down with an injury. McGeary spoke with MMAWeekly.com and […]

Liam McGeary Wants to Rip Vladimir Filipovic’s Head Off at Bellator 173

Rory MacDonald Looking To Make Statement Against Paul Daley

Former UFC title challenger Rory MacDonald has earned his status as one of the best welterweight fighters in the world despite suffering back-to-back losses for the first time in his MMA career. However, with a move to Bellator MMA, MacDonald is hoping for his recent struggles to turn into newfound momentum, and that begins with his

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Former UFC title challenger Rory MacDonald has earned his status as one of the best welterweight fighters in the world despite suffering back-to-back losses for the first time in his MMA career.

However, with a move to Bellator MMA, MacDonald is hoping for his recent struggles to turn into newfound momentum, and that begins with his promotional debut at Bellator 179 against hard-hitting Paul Daley.

MacDonald knows he needs to make a statement, staking out his goals in a recent media appearance:

“The statement needs to be made with my performance,” MacDonald said during a press conference in London on Tuesday. “And I’ve been working hard on new things. I’m shying away from point fighting a little bit. I want my strengths to shine in this fight. I want to come after Paul. I want to put him away early and in impressive fashion. This fight won’t look anything like that (Stephen Thompson) fight. I have a lot to prove. That fight is probably the most embarrassing fight of my career. I want to make a statement with this fight. I won’t be looking anything like that. I won’t be picking shots from the outside circling. You’ll be seeing the old Rory back.”

MacDonald revealed his intention to sign with Bellator came when he decided to not renew his deal with the UFC and instead face Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima. However, that obviously will not happen for his first fight under the Bellator banner as Lima suffered an injury.

MacDonald sees the Daley matchup as a chance to properly make his way up in the new promotion.

“I kept asking, like every week, ‘Put that (Lima) fight together,’” MacDonald said. “But it didn’t happen. A lot comes down to timing, and I understand. These guys need a break after a fight, and he got hurt, so I understand. Not going for the title, the guy to get to the title will be Paul, so it’s the perfect fight. It’s my first fight in Bellator and people are going to see me working up the ladder. They’re going to see me fighting the No.1 contender for that title shot. So I think people get to see a little build up in the division for me.”

Bellator 179 takes place May 19 at SSE Arena in London with the main card airing on Spike TV.

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Paul Daley Expects to Earn Knockout Win Over Rory MacDonald at Bellator 179

Paul Daley has respect for Rory MacDonald, but he still intends to put his lights out. Daley will enter the Bellator cage for the seventh time in his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career on May 19 inside the SSE Arena, Wembley in London, England. Like MacDonald, Daley is also a former Ultimate Fighting Championship […]