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James Gallagher Reveals Conor McGregor’s Advice Following First KO Loss

James Gallagher reveals the advice given to him by Conor McGregor. Gallagher is coming off the first loss in his professional mixed martial arts career. The defeat came in devastating fashion courtesy of Ricky Bandejas at Bellator 204. Gallagher ate ha…

James Gallagher reveals the advice given to him by Conor McGregor. Gallagher is coming off the first loss in his professional mixed martial arts career. The defeat came in devastating fashion courtesy of Ricky Bandejas at Bellator 204. Gallagher ate hard punches and a clean side kick to the face before being finished on the […]

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James Gallagher Issues Statement Following First KO Loss

James Gallagher issues a statement following the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts career. Gallagher went one-on-one with Ricky Bandejas on the main card of Bellator 204. The action took place inside the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls,…

James Gallagher issues a statement following the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts career. Gallagher went one-on-one with Ricky Bandejas on the main card of Bellator 204. The action took place inside the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota this past Friday night (Aug. 17). Bandejas knocked out Gallagher in the first […]

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James Gallagher Issues Statement Following First KO Loss

James Gallagher issues a statement following the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts career. Gallagher went one-on-one with Ricky Bandejas on the main card of Bellator 204. The action took place inside the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls,…

James Gallagher issues a statement following the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts career. Gallagher went one-on-one with Ricky Bandejas on the main card of Bellator 204. The action took place inside the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota this past Friday night (Aug. 17). Bandejas knocked out Gallagher in the first […]

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James Gallagher Reacts To Stunning Bellator 204 Loss

Conor McGregor’s teammate has broken his silence on this defeat.

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James Gallagher reacts to a loss that he won’t soon forget as it marks his first loss thus far in his pro-MMA career that is still in the early stages.

It’s rare in MMA that a fighter remains undefeated while competing and the mass majority taste the bitter defeat that will either break or make a pro-MMA fighter going forward.

As seen on the main card of Friday’s (August 17, 2018) Bellator 204 event that went down at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on the Paramount Network, Gallagher faced that fate. In the fight, he suffered a stunning knockout loss against Ricky Bandejas in a bantamweight bout.

The Finish

The finish of the fight came once Ricky dropped him with a straight right hand but Gallagher got back to his feet. Ricky stunned him with some sweet chin music and finished him on the ground with strikes.

This fight marked the long-awaited return for the rising prospect as he had been on the sidelines for 14-months. The reason for it was due to multiple injuries and fight withdrawals during the break.

Thus, this led to him making the move down from featherweight to bantamweight for this fight. Despite not getting the result he wanted, he did own up to his mistakes and still looks to not only have a long future in the sport. But, to have a successful one at that.

James Gallagher Reacts

Moments after the fight, Gallagher took to his official Instagram account where he broke his silence and noted that he makes no excuses for that finish.

“He caught me I got beat fair a square. I’m 21 years old I’m still a ******* animal I will be back!! I love this game. It’s what I do. I’m down but not broke he caught me lucky I got clipped I went In on my Shield I’ll go out on it. I’m an animal. Fair play to him the whole game knows him now. Let’s go again. I’m coming back! Thank you everyone for all the support. To everyone glad **** you haha I just got paid your years salary for doing something I love. I put my money where my mouth is! Thanks for the support I’ll be back December. There’s no one who has done what I have at 21 years old. I’m still that cocky ************* I am when I win and I’m still that cocky ************* when I loose. Thank you to everyone whose behind me.”

He caught me I got beat fair a square. I’m 21 years old I’m still a ******* animal I will be back!! I love this game. It’s what I do. I’m down but not broke he caught me lucky I got clipped I went In on my Shield I’ll go out on it. I’m an animal. Fair play to him the whole game knows him now. Let’s go again. I’m coming back! Thank you everyone for all the support. To everyone glad **** you haha I just got paid your years salary for doing something I love. I put my money where my mouth is! Thanks for the support I’ll be back December. There’s no one who has done what I have at 21 years old. I’m still that cocky ************* I am when I win and I’m still that cocky ************* when I loose. Thank you to everyone whose behind me

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Highlights: Conor McGregor’s Teammate Gets Destroyed At Bellator 204

Conor McGregor’s teammate James Gallagher lost in brutal fashion tonight.

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James Gallagher spent a lot of the week leading up to tonight’s (Fri., August 17, 2018) Bellator 204 buying into the hype.

He planned on getting a title shot against Bellator champion Darrion Caldwell. Gallagher also hyped up teammate Conor McGregor for his pending UFC return.

Gallagher did not, apparently, focus on his opponent Ricky Bandejas due to the jaw-dropping result of the bout. Bandejas stopped Gallagher’s hype train in brutal fashion in just one round. He nailed Gallagher with a huge right hand that had him on skates.

Bandejas followed with a vicious side kick to the face that made Gallagher a sitting duck. A barrage of ground punches then knocked Gallagher out cold. The win was legitimately one of the most impressive and brutal stoppages of 2018 so far.

Watch Bandejas’ shocking stoppage victory below:

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Quote: Conor McGregor Looks Better Than Ever Ahead of UFC 229

A training partner believes Conor McGregor looks better than ever. McGregor is set for perhaps the biggest bout in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). McGregor will challenge UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on Oct. 6. …

A training partner believes Conor McGregor looks better than ever. McGregor is set for perhaps the biggest bout in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). McGregor will challenge UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on Oct. 6. The highly anticipated title bout will headline UFC 229 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. […]

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