James Gallagher is right about one thing: Win or lose, he makes people care.
According to +3 DVR figures released from an industry executive, Bellator 204 peaked at 699,000 viewers for the bout between Gallagher and Ricky Bandejas on Friday night. The brash Irishman, a training partner of Conor McGregor at SBG Ireland, suffered a first-round knockout loss to Bandejas in a featured bantamweight clash on Paramount Network.
Gallagher had been undefeated in his first seven MMA appearances and had drawn attention for his brash antics. After the defeat, Gallagher posted on Instagram that “If I hadn’t of [talked], none of you would be talking about me either.