James Gallagher made it look easy in the main event of Bellator Euro Series 9 on Saturday, and wants to put the rest of the bantamweight division on notice.
“The Strabanimal” landed an early takedown and took the back of Cal Ellenor for almost the entirety of the first round before finishing the fight with a rear-naked choke. It was Gallagher’s fourth consecutive victory, and his ninth career submission win.
When asked to send a message to his fellow bantamweights after the win, he summed it up simply.
“Silence,” Gallagher said during the Bellator Milan virtual post-fight press conference.