Bellator 204 took place Friday night in Sioux Falls, S.D., and featherweight champion Patricio Freire wasn’t impressed by what he saw.
In one of the most anticipated fights of the night, James Gallagher moved down to bantamweight to face Ricky Bandejas and ended up losing by first-round knockout. The Irishman was already aiming at title bouts with Darrion Caldwell and “Pitbull” at both 135 and 145 pounds, but suffered his first defeat in MMA.
“First of all, you have to work to prove how good you are,” Freire told MMA Fighting on Friday night.