James Gallagher

Known for Acting

10/24/1996(Age 29)

Strabane, United Kingdom

Biography

Professional mixed martial artist competing in the Bellator MMA Bantamweight division.

Known For (9 credits)

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Bellator Champions Series: Belfast

2024

Bellator Champions Series: Belfast was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA, that took place on March 22, 2024, at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship bout for the vacant title between The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn light heavyweight winner Corey Anderson and Karl Moore headlined the event.

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Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward

2023

Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward was a mixed martial arts event that took place on Friday, August 11, 2023 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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Bellator 270: Queally vs. Pitbull 2

2021

Bellator 270: Queally vs. Pitbull 2 (also known as Bellator Dublin) is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Bellator MMA that took place on November 5, 2021 at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. The event was Bellator's first return to Irish soil since February 2020.

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Bellator 217: Gallagher vs. Graham

2019

Bellator 217: “Gallagher vs. Graham” aired February 23, 2019 via Paramount Network from 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. The main event saw the “Strabanimal” James Gallagher (7-1) in his first fight following his surprising loss to Ricky Bandejas last August.

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Bellator 204: Caldwell vs. Lahat

2018

Bellator 204: Caldwell vs. Lahat took place on August 17, 2018 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The event will air live in prime time on Paramount Network. The event featured Bellator Bantamweight Champion Darrion Caldwell moving up to Featherweight as he fought Noad Lahat in a non-title bout. James Gallagher competed at Bantamweight for the first time as he fought Bellator newcomer Ricky Bandejas.

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Conor McGregor: Notorious

2017

Conor McGregor is the biggest star in the history of Mixed Martial Arts. Filmed over the course of 4 years, Notorious is the exclusive, all-access account of Conor’s meteoric rise from claiming benefits and living in his parents' spare room in Dublin to claiming multiple championship UFC belts and seven figure pay-packets in Las Vegas.

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Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva

2017

Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva and Bellator 180 took place on June 24, 2017, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event aired both Spike TV and on PPV. A grudge match between rivals Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva served as the main event. The co-main event was a heavyweight bout between Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione. The pairing were supposed to meet at Bellator 172 but Mitrione had to be hospitalized due to kidney stones.

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Bellator 173: McGeary vs. McDermott

2017

Bellator 173: McGeary vs. McDermott was held on February 24, 2017 at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV. The event was originally scheduled to be headlined by a bout between Liam McGeary and Chris Fields. However, on February 20, it was announced that Fields had to withdraw from the match due to injury. The initial replacement for Fields was announced as Bellator newcomer Vladimir Filipovic. However, Filipovic also was pulled from the bout due to visa issues. McGeary eventually faced Bellator newcomer Brett McDermott.

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Bellator 169: King Mo vs Ishii

2016

Bellator 169: King Mo vs Ishii was held on December 16, 2016 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV. The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and Rizin Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion Muhammed Lawal and Japanese Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii. Lawal won the two-night, eight-man tournament at Rizin Fighting Federation on New Year's Eve in Japan. A 2008 Olympic gold medalist in judo, Ishii began his MMA career in December 2009 and made his Bellator debut in June 2016 against Quinton Jackson at Bellator 157: Dynamite 2. Bellator 169 is a Bellator MMA and BAMMA co-promoted event with the BAMMA 27 show filling out the rest of the card. Several top Irish prospects including Dylan Tuke, Ryan Curtis, Rhys McKee, and James Gallagher were featured on the card.