Highly-touted SBG Ireland prospect James Gallagher was served a heaping helping of humble pie at Bellator 204 on Friday night.
As usual, the previously unbeaten Irishman talked a big game heading into his showdown with Ricky Bandejas at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., but for the first time in his burgeoning career, he failed to deliver. A straight right to the jaw from Bandejas put Gallagher on his seat during an exchange about halfway through the first round, and from there the underdog didn’t let up, as he rocked “The Strabanimal” with a side kick to the face before clinching the win with a barrage of vicious ground-and-pound at the 2:49 mark of the frame.