Leandro Higo wants to secure a date with James Gallagher in the Bellator cage by beating the only man to ever defeat the Irishman in MMA.
Ricky Bandejas, who stopped Gallagher in devastating fashion in August 2018, faces Higo in the main card of Thursday night’s Bellator 249 in Uncasville, Conn. The Brazilian looks to secure his first winning streak since joining Bellator, and he’s confident that a big win over Bandejas will finally convince Bellator president Scott Coker to match him up against “The Strabanimal.”
“Bandejas is the guy that knocked (Gallagher) out, punched him in the mouth and, getting past him, I’ll keep on asking for this fight,” Higo said in an interview with MMA Fighting.