James Gallagher’s return to Dublin was better than he could have predicted.
Headlining Bellator’s event in Ireland against late-notice replacement Roman Salazar in a bout at 3Arena, Gallagher only needed 35 seconds to get his winning streak up to three under the Bellator banner.
Gallagher came out strong, landing a beautiful flying knee right away. Salazar took Gallagher on his back on the ground in the process, but ended up locked in a guillotine choke. It took a few seconds, but Salazar eventually tapped.
Gallagher, now 6-1 in Bellator, jump off the cage to celebrate his victory with his teammate and friend Conor McGregor.